Comments on: What’s Up with Those Pesky Flyers?

By: Zero

Zero — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 02:44:18 +0000

All the above comments are excellent.

And I have to applaud Sierra bullets for making a short yet very to the point article.

I personally dislike 3 shot groups.

I always tell people the AVERAGE 5-shot group size my rifles shoot because it’s a more HONEST representation of the rifle and shooters performance.

I have hunting rifles that shot the odd 5-shot group in the 0.1 – 0.2 moa range, but I would never tell anyone they are sub 1/4 moa rifles.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:46:09 +0000

It has been my observation that with the exception of benchrest competitors, very few shooters use wind flags. On this site, I see questions by shooters who, when questioned admit that their rifles have not had their actions bedded, yet they have gone fully into load testing, without taking this important preliminary step. Another issue is scope mounting. A friend saw dramatic results after having his rifle’s scope base bedded. Previously it had poor contact with the receiver. Previously, it had shown promise, but was erratic. There are lots of details that can cause grouping problems, but unfortunately, shooters often become too focused on reloading issues to the exclusion of other important factors.

By: Chevytruck_83

Chevytruck_83 — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:59:28 +0000

My favorite way to troubleshoot groups is let someone else shoot the gun. I realized while doing load development on two guns at the same time they were having similar issues grouping. After having someone else fire the gun the groups tightened up.

By: David Lawson

David Lawson — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:29:35 +0000

Flyers are a pain in the butt. No matter how carefully you reload you can still get the occasional one. However, the more you put into minute work on the bench sorting projectiles, the less you have off them.