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Old 04-24-2006, 09:15 PM
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Default RE: Target loads vs.Hunting loads?

sam52

Do most of you target shoot with the same loads as you hunt with?
I do because the loads I shoot at targets are exactly what I will shoot during hunting season...

If I were a competitve target shooter - my loads would be quite different. They will be short on powder and long on accuracy. They would be for all intents be lobbed into the target. Reduced powder will reduce recoil dramatically and if you are competitivly shooting targets all day that recoil can wear you down. Reducing recoil will serve a lot of purposes when shooting paper you really do not need penetration...

When I am shooting and change components of a load - I really do not adjust anything - I leave everything set up where it was for what I think will be the load I intend to shoot. I am looking for grouping not necessarily where they hit. If I discover a bullet/powder combination I really like and one I WILL use versus the one that i was using THEN I get serious about sighting the gun in to hit a spot.

Just rambling thoughts....


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