Remember a couple weeks back when i redid my .45 deercreek and went to sight it in @ 100 yards with the 225 grain powerbelt and found that it was 4" low??? I just went back out with the laser range finder and i went and hit the target with the range finder and found out that it was 168 yards! That explains why i was 4" low and shooting 2" groups. Today i found the stick the range finder was hitting and throwing off a shorter distance when it was actually a lot father out there. Broke that stick down and out of the way, its ok now. Took 3 shots today with 80 grains pyrodex P, leaved the rifle off the a big tree, knelt beside it and took my 3 shots, checked target, 2" to the left the the bulls eye and 4" high @ 100 yards! The shots measured 1 1/4" center/center on the 2 shots that were spread out the most. Im going to adjust the sights back down to where they originally were now that i found out what the real problem was. After those 3 shots, i know shes ready for next years mulie hunt.

Ahhhh the things that can mess up a shooting day! 1 lousy stick messed up the first range session lol.

Now to clean the rifle and relax. To damn cold out there to shoot anymore!

Didn't it look and feel a little LONG for 100!!!???? I shot my Doe Antelope this year with the Disc Elite 45 at 169 and man did it seem long to me!

No kidding! It was a new shooting range we cut and its in thick timber so i figured that it looked longer due to the change. Im usually out in the open with 30 feet clear cut on each side. I changed my mind, im bundling up again and going out to 80 yards with .440 PRB. First load im shooting 60 grains and then the next 2 shots im going to try 50grains. The rendezvous i want to shoot at next year is only 50 and 75 yards with shooting sticks. Have to dial in for those yardages.

You were makin me wonder.

Man on that doe even with a hot load IMO(110 T7 loose and a 200 SST) I heard the bullet hit after the boom!.

Where do you live gander???? Cold here too!

Southern Colorado. Bout 3 hours south of denver. Beautiful clear cloudless day but damn its cold out! Especially in the shade where i was shooting.

First shot with my 60 grain PRB load @ 83 yards was 1" low, Next 2 shots with 50 grains were 3" low. I'll up my charge to 70 grains and it will be ready. Gotta try my new lube out @ 50 yards to make sure its offering good accuracy.

Sounds like the deercreek is a good shooter! Groups like that at 168 yards are very good!

I thought so too. It will hold a 4", 3 shot group @ 200 yards which is really darn good IMO. Open sights and all. I just setup a big cardboard target and slap on a 3" orange dot. 200 yards is a lot of fun just for plinking.

With open sights I consider a 4" group at 100 yards good anymore. [:-]
Thought my NewEnglander was shot-out until I stuck a scope on it. Groups suddenly went right back to normal. I ended up with a fiber optic front sight as a compromise.

Well, 8 shots today @ 50 yards and the Bore butter patches came out the winner by a long shot. Going to clean the barrel, load up one more shot and call it quits at 50 yards.

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What kind of range finder do you have I just bought a nikon 440 today for 160.00 at Scheels. It is simple to use and is supposed to be accurate to one foot.