Patrick L
03-20-2011, 07:59 AM
Isn't it funny how things sometimes just happen? I wasn't looking to shoot any bragging groups today, just a simple sight in.
For many years I have shot our reduced course NRA Highpower with my O3A3 match gun with cast boolits. Basically its an O3A3 that has been bedded, fitted with a repro type C stock, refitted with all O3 milled hardware, and fitted with Lyman target sights. Nothing spectacular but she sure shoots, and I laugh myself silly every time I outshoot some guy with his fancy AR. This winter I had to remount the front sight, so I figured I 'd better sight her in since the first match is next month.
Anyhow, I took a few shots at 50 yds just to get close, then I moved the target out to 100 yds. I proceeded to do this
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/03A3%20Springfield/O3A3.jpg
The two low shots in the 9 ring were my first two. I gave her a few clicks and shot three of the five in the middle. When I saw that I just had to make it a five shot group. The load is my standard Highpower load of 18 gr 2400 (no filler,) a SAECO 301 196 gr TC boolit sized .311 lubed with LBT Blue Soft, a CCI 200 LR primer, in a neck sized case with a slightly drilled out flash hole.
The vertical spread on the five shots is just 1 inch. I'm sure some of you won't be impressed by this, but I sure was. Who says you can't shoot groups with iron sights? Oh, and I currently have pinkeye!
What intrigues me most is that this was my practice ammo, ie with my reject boolits. This is the only boolit I weight segregate, and my match loads are grouped by boolit weight. However, all of the culls are saved and used for practice, plus more unweighed boolits.
Here's a picture of the old girl
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/03A3%20Springfield/03A3MatchGun006.jpg
I really love this rifle!
For many years I have shot our reduced course NRA Highpower with my O3A3 match gun with cast boolits. Basically its an O3A3 that has been bedded, fitted with a repro type C stock, refitted with all O3 milled hardware, and fitted with Lyman target sights. Nothing spectacular but she sure shoots, and I laugh myself silly every time I outshoot some guy with his fancy AR. This winter I had to remount the front sight, so I figured I 'd better sight her in since the first match is next month.
Anyhow, I took a few shots at 50 yds just to get close, then I moved the target out to 100 yds. I proceeded to do this
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/03A3%20Springfield/O3A3.jpg
The two low shots in the 9 ring were my first two. I gave her a few clicks and shot three of the five in the middle. When I saw that I just had to make it a five shot group. The load is my standard Highpower load of 18 gr 2400 (no filler,) a SAECO 301 196 gr TC boolit sized .311 lubed with LBT Blue Soft, a CCI 200 LR primer, in a neck sized case with a slightly drilled out flash hole.
The vertical spread on the five shots is just 1 inch. I'm sure some of you won't be impressed by this, but I sure was. Who says you can't shoot groups with iron sights? Oh, and I currently have pinkeye!
What intrigues me most is that this was my practice ammo, ie with my reject boolits. This is the only boolit I weight segregate, and my match loads are grouped by boolit weight. However, all of the culls are saved and used for practice, plus more unweighed boolits.
Here's a picture of the old girl
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb157/patrickl_01/03A3%20Springfield/03A3MatchGun006.jpg
I really love this rifle!