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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3020330" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>There are so many different things that can make the same gun/caliber a wall hanger vs a tack shooter that it would take too much bandwidth to discuss than this forum has. </p><p></p><p>The 150 grain in .308, depending on the bullet has been called the most inherently accurate combination in the world in some circles. </p><p>The 168 grain in 30-06 the same. </p><p>Other members on this forum can contribute more information than I can as they are dedicated to the long range hobby.</p><p>Stocks, powders, primers, brass and bullets in the combination with your personal rifle will determine your accuracy. </p><p>You can't shoot a 67 grain bullet from a ,223 rifle with a 1-10 twist and expect anything other than a 12" group at 100 yards. </p><p>Same gun shooting a 55 grain bullet has the potential to be a tack driver. </p><p>You have to tune the load to the gun, and then tune the gun to be accurate at long range. It's not a simple solution. Factory powders change by lot number. If you reload, you find the sweet spot with that lot number and keep your loads. The next lot of power, may or may not be exactly the same. </p><p>If you're a hunter, that difference may not matter one bit, but if you're looking for that one hole on paper group, it matters a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3020330, member: 5412"] There are so many different things that can make the same gun/caliber a wall hanger vs a tack shooter that it would take too much bandwidth to discuss than this forum has. The 150 grain in .308, depending on the bullet has been called the most inherently accurate combination in the world in some circles. The 168 grain in 30-06 the same. Other members on this forum can contribute more information than I can as they are dedicated to the long range hobby. Stocks, powders, primers, brass and bullets in the combination with your personal rifle will determine your accuracy. You can't shoot a 67 grain bullet from a ,223 rifle with a 1-10 twist and expect anything other than a 12" group at 100 yards. Same gun shooting a 55 grain bullet has the potential to be a tack driver. You have to tune the load to the gun, and then tune the gun to be accurate at long range. It's not a simple solution. Factory powders change by lot number. If you reload, you find the sweet spot with that lot number and keep your loads. The next lot of power, may or may not be exactly the same. If you're a hunter, that difference may not matter one bit, but if you're looking for that one hole on paper group, it matters a lot. [/QUOTE]
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