Sighted in the .243

Sighted in the .243 today and was pretty surprised at the average groups. The gun is an un-modified Rem 788 in .243 with an 18" barrel and simmons 3x9x40mm scope. This gun is completely stock, not even bedded (yet). The ammo used was HSM 100 grain pointed soft points. This was at 100 meters (109.3 yards).

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Nevadahunter
wow,some pretty small groups ya got there!
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They will get better! My plans are to free float the barrel, bed the action and take the trigger down to 2 1/2 pounds.
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Nevadahunter
wow i cant imagine how small they will be! keep it up! :thumb
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I would like them to close up enough to have the edges touching. make a nice little clover shape.
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killerbee
how come you use meter's instead of yrds? i suppose it don't matter but I'm just curious
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"killerbee" wrote:how come you use meter's instead of yrds? i suppose it don't matter but I'm just curious
 Normally i used yards, but this range was set up in meters. Once i get a few extra dollars i will be joining a gun club who's range is set in yards.
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kadejones2
dang those are some good groups
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So, i actually sat and measured the trigger weight on this thing... 7 3/4 pounds...
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bigbuck92
are ya gonna adjust it or do you like it how it is
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"bigbuck92" wrote:are ya gonna adjust it or do you like it how it is
 I am looking at 2 options at the moment.

1. Purchase a Timney for $90 and have an adjustable trigger from 2 to 6 lbs

2. Pay a smith i know $55 to put it at 2 lbs and have it not adjustable.
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HighLander
Nice grouping!!
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The Ox
very nice wharpoley
my unmodded savage 223 with 45 grainers with do just about that! quite amazing for a mass produced lower end price tagged gun! savage are so underrated but they are accurate and great i paid 400 dollars for it im pretty happy with it. the heavy grains dont do quite as well
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"The Ox" wrote:very nice wharpoley
my unmodded savage 223 with 45 grainers with do just about that! quite amazing for a mass produced lower end price tagged gun! savage are so underrated but they are accurate and great i paid 400 dollars for it im pretty happy with it. the heavy grains dont do quite as well
 This is my Savage 10FP with a 1.5 lbs Timney trigger.

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