Accuracy....

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Are there calibres that are more accurate than others? Are there any calibres which are known for being less accurate?

 

Any reloading wizards out there ever struggle to find a good load for a particular rifle/calibre?

[hunter1 63]

I reload 223 22.250 243. All very accurate if you reload it makes the rifles so much more accurate. Some rifles just will not shoot I had a 204 Remington sps from new it was a bag of shit .

[Skull Hooker 185]

I reload 223 22.250 243. All very accurate if you reload it makes the rifles so much more accurate. Some rifles just will not shoot I had a 204 Remington sps from new it was a bag of shit .

 

=1 I had the same rifle. It was a dog. Couldn't get a group out of it.

[hunter1 63]

39 blitz kings side ways 32 blitz king not much better .

[Deker 3,478]

There are very few calibre specific variations of accuracy worth talking about. Generalising, HMR is marginally more accurate than WMR, .222 is marginally more accurate than .223, etc. But that difference will be hard to measure when looked at scientifically, and a mm or two in the field over 100 yards is very rarely going to change the outcome of the shot.

 

We have to make the assumption here that every calibre is assessed within its usable field of effectiveness. We must also ignore the individual user.

 

Noticeable variations within calibres will nevertheless occur, and these will primarily be down to barrel condition and ammunition.

 

[Alsone 789]

If you're target shooting, then look to the rest of the bench rest world as an indicator of the most accurate cartridges. They will have been tested to exhaustion!

 

If shooting in the field, as Deker mentions, the target area is likely sufficiently large as to rule out any inherent accuracy difference between two properly aimed cartridges. If you want accuracy in the field then trajectory is far more important in my opinion than inherent cartridge accuracy. Personally, I'd be choosing something that flies fast and flat as you're far more likely to mis-estimate range or compensate incorrectly and thus miss through user error / a faliure to compensate for bullet drop than as a result of a particular cartridge having a couple of millimetres more inherent accuracy over a couple of hundred yards.

 

Which cartridge you choose will depend ultimately on what you're shooting. However, fast and flat generally is a good choice with some caution about bullet choice if looking at .20 cals as there has been reported splash issues with lighter bullets. If foxing, there are some very well worn choices already mentioned above.

[Tremo 138]

I was running some handloads through my .22-250 on Saturday. Perfect day, very little wind. Clover-size holes at 200 yards. . it was pretty much hole on hole. I came home a very happy man for sure. My cat breathed a sigh of relief.

 

My .223 does the same at 170 yards. Fair play, these Tikkas are worth every penny, and handloading give them that extra edge.

[ianm 2,594]

I was shooting rabbits heads off last night at between 200yds and 280yds with my T3 .204 supervarmint, plenty accurate for me.

[Born Hunter 17,763]

I was running some handloads through my .22-250 on Saturday. Perfect day, very little wind. Clover-size holes at 200 yards. . it was pretty much hole on hole. I came home a very happy man for sure. My cat breathed a sigh of relief.

 

My .223 does the same at 170 yards. Fair play, these Tikkas are worth every penny, and handloading give them that extra edge.

How do you find the action mounting in the stock with your tikka? Mine isn't seated as firmly as I would like but still capable of 200 yard magpies so can't be that bad, lol.

[Tremo 138]

 

I was running some handloads through my .22-250 on Saturday. Perfect day, very little wind. Clover-size holes at 200 yards. . it was pretty much hole on hole. I came home a very happy man for sure. My cat breathed a sigh of relief.

 

My .223 does the same at 170 yards. Fair play, these Tikkas are worth every penny, and handloading give them that extra edge.

How do you find the action mounting in the stock with your tikka? Mine isn't seated as firmly as I would like but still capable of 200 yard magpies so can't be that bad, lol.

 

 

They were seated firmly the day that I took each of them out of the box mate. Never had a problem since.

 

If you are concerned drop it by a gunsmith. He'll be able to sort it out for you, but hey, 200 yard magpies? Yep, I'd be happy with that. Give it to them!

Edited May 27, 2015 by Tremo

[Born Hunter 17,763]

 

 

I was running some handloads through my .22-250 on Saturday. Perfect day, very little wind. Clover-size holes at 200 yards. . it was pretty much hole on hole. I came home a very happy man for sure. My cat breathed a sigh of relief.

 

My .223 does the same at 170 yards. Fair play, these Tikkas are worth every penny, and handloading give them that extra edge.

How do you find the action mounting in the stock with your tikka? Mine isn't seated as firmly as I would like but still capable of 200 yard magpies so can't be that bad, lol.

 

 

They were seated firmly the day that I took each of them out of the box mate. Never had a problem since.

 

If you are concerned drop it by a gunsmith. He'll be able to sort it out for you, but hey, 200 yard magpies? Yep, I'd be happy with that. Give it to them!

 

 

Yeah, I thought about looking into having it bedded in some way but it's more a minor annoyance than a problem. If I force the barrel left or right then the action seems to slip a little, just a fraction of play, nothing major. It's not like I need ultra accuracy from a deer/fox rifle but any simple improvements are worth it for any particularly testing shots.

[Tremo 138]

 

 

 

I was running some handloads through my .22-250 on Saturday. Perfect day, very little wind. Clover-size holes at 200 yards. . it was pretty much hole on hole. I came home a very happy man for sure. My cat breathed a sigh of relief.

 

My .223 does the same at 170 yards. Fair play, these Tikkas are worth every penny, and handloading give them that extra edge.

How do you find the action mounting in the stock with your tikka? Mine isn't seated as firmly as I would like but still capable of 200 yard magpies so can't be that bad, lol.

 

 

They were seated firmly the day that I took each of them out of the box mate. Never had a problem since.

 

If you are concerned drop it by a gunsmith. He'll be able to sort it out for you, but hey, 200 yard magpies? Yep, I'd be happy with that. Give it to them!

 

 

Yeah, I thought about looking into having it bedded in some way but it's more a minor annoyance than a problem. If I force the barrel left or right then the action seems to slip a little, just a fraction of play, nothing major. It's not like I need ultra accuracy from a deer/fox rifle but any simple improvements are worth it for any particularly testing shots.

 

 

I would ask someone to take a look at it mate. Not just for the accuracy part, but more for piece of mind.

 

I've taken the stock of both of mine to adjust the triggers and when I put them back together they fit like a hand in glove. No movement or slip.

[andyf 144]

I have found that bullet selection is the critical factor in reloading for a particular rifle.

For example I had a Browning A bolt varmint 22.250 best bullet Nosler Varmint 50gr, now I have a Ruger No1 instead as my

22.250 and the Nosler bullets are all over the place no matter what I do, BUT Sierra 55gr hollow points clover leaf.

My .270 likes 150gr Sierra soft points & my 7x57 likes Sierra 160gr hollow point.

This is not a 'Sierra' advert just how it works out, I also have Nosler & Hornady in the drawer.

AF

[Tremo 138]

My Tikkas love Noslers (Ballistic Tip 40g and Varmadaddon 55g). They don't like Hornady though, .... well the A-Max anyway.