I'm curious as to how many guys will have a trusted friend shoot their rifle during load development to gain a bit more confidence in their set up? First of all, this person has to trust you too because he/she is launching your hand loads down range. Anyway, I tried this today and my good friend was able to print .45 MOA with my Delta 5 at 100 yards. Granted the range was short and it was only a 3 shot group but I was pleased to see the result, as was he. It just seemed to give me a bit more reassurance. Do any of you do this?
Another means of validation?
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Hatrick
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I have a friend shoot mine when I have a problem.(like a bad day)
All the time. I was testing 6.5 CM loads last week and was stringing shots vertically in 1 to 1.5" groups at 100 yards. A buddy fired the last two five shot loads within 1/2". After careful analysis by the range experts, it was determined that my cheek weld and shoulder placement were inconsistent.
Did it today trueing my .308 at 1000 the wind was kicking my butt so my buddy took it and did it
I think it's a good idea. I've done this only once recently and it worked out pretty good. In hind sight, I don't think I always do my best shooting during load development, and that's probably a time when it's most important. I think I actually shoot better when casually shooting. A buddy of mine shot a rifle that I thought I had the load done with. He shot better groups than I did I think because he was just casually shooting. I had a lot of time invested in it and too much concern as to whether I was done with load development or not. I don't think me or him is necessarily a better shot than the other.
I swap rifles with two of my close friends regularly. I'm proficient with their systems and they are proficient with mine. We hunt together multiple times a years and all want to be completely comfortable with the others rifle, in the event that there is a problem with anyone's rifle.
My brother, we do it with each others rifles just to make sure groups are good, because sometimes when you go to the range you are just off.
I was off & flinching bad with the past load development & it was only a 22 creedmoor. I normally don't flinch behind big magnums and I'm not recoil sensitive but I had alot of high tension stuff going on and it was showing up in my shooting. I didn't even notice the flinch until dry firing. I had probably 1/2 moa movement. I'm shooting good now though. No more flinch.
kfreeze
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I like to have a friend that shoots very well shoot mine too. And he likes to shoot mine because he did all of the machining on it for me.
I'm lucky I got a few buddies that shoot very well so if I'm off I can still get the information I need
Yesterday I couldn't get set up right prone my elevation was right on but I had a case of left and rights so my buddy step in
Yesterday I couldn't get set up right prone my elevation was right on but I had a case of left and rights so my buddy step in
No! I am at the range first thing in the AM and I am done before my friend(s) have their first cup of coffee.
Having said that, I have been that other guy many times.
JustMe2
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We shoot each other's rifles all the time just to do something different: scopes, stocks, ammo, etc. He's a lefty and I'm a righty. Fun competition also and bragging rights.
