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Rick inspired me to take a new approach to load development. Crude but very close to what he laid out. I have a nice weather day this week so I will carefully record my results, I even have multiple, numbered targets.

TK, looks like you're off to a good start.

BUT......no holes in that target! We have a rule here, all targets must have holes in them to quality.

I am going tomorrow after I get my booster shot. The job gives us that day off. I am happy to report I picked the nicest shooting weather day to tale off. Hopefully I dont have a reaction the booster, I want to shoot LOL

Rick your post made a lot of sense to me. I bet this will narrow things down a bit.

Tom Kat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:20 pm I am going tomorrow after I get my booster shot. The job gives us that day off. Hopefully I dont have a reaction the booster, I want to shoot LOL

I originally had the Pfizer shots back in April and May 2021. No reaction what so ever. I received the Pfizer booster middle of last December. I was so confident that I would have NO reaction after the shot, I skipped out on the 15 minute wait and drove home. All was fine until mid-morning the next day. My limp-nodes (in my arm pits) began to hurt and swell. By that evening, it felt like someone had taken a ball bat and beat me all across my upper back and shoulders, especially on my left where I received the booster shot. The limp-node in my left armpit was extremely painful. I hope you do not have the same experience as I did...

Rick in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:18 am TK, looks like you're off to a good start.

BUT......no holes in that target! We have a rule here, all targets must have holes in them to quality.

Agree with Rick, targets are okay, but we to want too see bullet holes and grouping.

Well its been 1.5 hours since I got my booster. So far so good. They tried their darn to talk be out of the J and J but my mind was made up. So after lunch I will get to my ladder test, god willing.

Bill K wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:34 am

Rick in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:18 am TK, looks like you're off to a good start.

BUT......no holes in that target! We have a rule here, all targets must have holes in them to quality.

Agree with Rick, targets are okay, but we to want too see bullet holes and grouping.

So do I. I like the idea of a new approach-

Well I must say, I was not going to get any of the vaccine shots or boosters, but the daughter who is in medical hounded the wife and I to get the shots, plus the oldest son, did the same, so we relented and have had both shots now, and in another 3 months will have the booster.
Neither the wife or I had any side effects. No soreness in arm, etc. So now I think, no big deal. we will see how the booster goes, when the time comes.

I was able to shoot on a beautiful day. I can't say enough about this Tikka T3 rifle. I like it!

So here we go. Group 1 showed some promise.

Group 2 was terrible. I was steady and had good form. The rifle didn't like this one.

Okay #3 was better for sure-

Ironically the one in dead center was the first shot. The flyer?

And finally #5. I am open for any comments or suggestions on which one to pursue.