Originally Posted by
clayshooter25
Here's a question for you - - Weather conditions being constant, if I found that a particular load was optimal for my Winchester Mod 70, does that translate to someone elses Winchester, or are there characteristics that litterally make each rifle shoot differently?
I have two black rifles (AR15s), both with the same rifling twist, and they don't quite put the same load to the same point of impact. So, generally, I'd suggest that you're quite likely to find differences between your rifle and someone else's identical rifle.
Although you'd like your rifle to group well, you don't need the same kind of precision when hunting that you do when target shooting. If you can hit a paper plate reliably at 100 yards from a standing position, then you're in the ballpark. Benchrests are not for hunting.
Get some ammo, go to the range and get comfortable with your new rifle, and I think you'll find all of this much simpler than you might ever have imagined.