ORIGINAL: brushbuster07
Thanks for all the fast help guys! I have been shooting the 300 grain XTP 45 cal. I have heard from a lot of guys that this is the load to shoot in this particular gun. So I have stuck to that. I know a guy who has shot numerous deer at 150 - 200 yards with this. He uses 150 grains though. I'm just not comfortable shooting that far yet with this gun. I am a newbie. After I switched to the 100 grains, it seemed to have made a bit of an accuracy difference, they grouped better. And another thing, is it really neccessary to shoot a couple primer caps before your gun before shooting it? Do you do this just before you take it out to the range or hunting each time after it's been cleaned....or between each new load??
Thanks a lot!
Joey
Just swab more often with a small spray bottle filled with Windex& shoot a 20-pk of full-fledged conicals thru it. Sounds like it's not quite broke-in yet. Some barrels take a little longer than others. The conicals will help smooth-out any burrs in the bore. Buy a box of 30-grain pellets too. You may eventually find your tightest loads are with any combination of 110, 120 or 130 grains. Another bullet to try with that rifle is the T/C Shockwave for a little better coefficiency than the XTPs beyond 125 yards.