That is really helpful everyone. Those are amazing groups Cayugad.
I am fine with the way I am shooting. It hasn't cost me a deer yet. SomedayI know it will bite me though. What if I gut shoot a deer because I'm a bad shot? That would be tragic to me.
I most certainly am gonna work on my groups more. My goal by this hunting season is to shoot 3 inch groups of at least 5 in a row at 100 yards. That would be good enough for me ifI could do that anytime. I couldn't complain about that.
Today I shot 14 times. The crosswind was 35MPH--no kidding, so I stayed at 50 yards. I had one 300 grain XTP and shot it first. It hit dead center despite the wind. The rest were 230 grain sure shots. It was over a 4 inch group and they all hit about 6 inches high. I definetely like the 300's better. I guess that's cause I sighted in with them. Sometime whenI get money I'll buy as many bullets and powder as I can get my hands on. I'll try different kinds of bullets and many different loads. It will take a lot of testing but I'm gonna find the perfect load for that gun and stick to it. Then I'll master the shooting. It'll be nice to have one load all the time. I won't have to keep figuring it out. I guess it's more fun right now becauseI can keep trying to master it. Once youmaster something it seems to get more and more boring. Figuring it out is all the fun. I'm in no hurry. Maybe one dayI can keep up with you guys
Thanks for all the help once again and do feel free to comment any more.