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Roadkill, I say "the proof is in the pudding". If your half moa rifle all of a sudden is shooting quarter moa I think he has something there. If it shoots better than that I want to get in line for a bedding job. It would be great if he would guarantee results. Let us know how your rifle c...

Fred Dobbs, Thanks for your insight on the BC of bullets. I took it to heart and now see the wisdom of your statements. Sorry for the very subtle snub too. I'm a shooter who has quit shooting for 25 years and at that time I was on the top tier of shooters both rifle and pistol. It takes guys like yo...

Jim, You're right, what I meant is a rifle that shoots 1 moa at 100 yards, which is one inch groups roughly will not necessarily hold 1 moa at 300 yards, which is 3 in groups. Thanks for straightening me out on a misunderstanding again. Also, I appreciated learning of the fact that it only takes .00...

Fred and Jim, We can agree on that. Just because a bullet has higher BC doesn't mean it will always shoot straighter under all conditions . I'm still having trouble following the reasoning that a bullet that shoots 1 moa at 100 yards will also shoot 3 moa at 300 yards. It seems like simple math but ...

Fred and Jim, I'm trying to learn something here. I've racked my brain to try to discern the meaning of your statement"BC per se has no effect on accuracy". I have a Remington X-P 100 pistol that I tried many bullet makers and bullet configurations with to get it to shoot straight. I start...

Hi Fred, I was testing at the range yesterday,windy day, excellent results, plenty of one hole groups. Fred, go to website,"Handloads.Com", enter all the pertinent information it asks for out to 1000 yards. The only thing we will change is the bullet configuration for .204 caliber. A 32 gr...

Fred,
There is a excellent article in Wikipedia under "external ballistics". There is a host of factors that effect the flight of a bullet this article list all that I can think of. Good shooting to you..... from a guy that shoots with wind flags....... ifldned

jo191145, Congrats on your shooting accomplishments. Yes, I use wind flags,anemometer, laser rangefinder and binoculars. I post the flags at about 4-5 squirrel mound areas and when I set up I use one at my rifle station. Then, I make rounds during the day rotating from one shooting site to the next ...

I'm waiting for replies on this firearm. It seems nobody likes Remington name brand anymore. This tells me a great deal. I might have to look more closely at Tikka, Howa, and Savage. Ifldned

Any experience with the Remington VTR 700 in .204 would be very much appreciated. Kinds of groups with production ammo and hand loaded ammo etc. etc.
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I think we have to factor in the BC of the bullet. That said, 1 moa at 100 yards does not equate into 3 moa at 300 yards. I shoot match 22lr rifles and a rifle that groups .2 inches at 50 yards will not group .8 inches at 200 yards which is 4x the distance. If I had to guess at what it takes to get ...

How accurate must my rifle be at 100 yards to shoot 2 inch groups at 300 yards using 32 grain bullets at around 4000 fps?
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RedTwo, remington vtr 700 .204 What kind of groups are you getting at 100 yards with factory ammo? If you reload I'd like to know the kind of groups you are getting also. I'd like to shoot 2.5 inch groups at 300 yards. I figure that might translate in .5 inch or just under at 100 yards. I'm open to ...

thank you all for your insight and experience. You have been a great help to me.
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thanks for your insight. I can put up with the ear ringing, I wear inner and outer ear protection when I shoot. I am mostly concerned about seeing the impact of my shot. My idea of of low recoil is no recoil. I think the extra noise of the Remington VTR muzzle brake means that it is working. Thank y...