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tomcat_blackknights
Well just want to give alittle update on my sightin in problem with my swift. all though i didnt get a chance to get to the store today to get some smaller slugs and still waiting on my shell holder to load my own (had to order it in) i did get my rifle sighted in an 1" high and center at 100yds still with 60grn h.p. and shootin half inch groups. and yes when i said keyholing i meant that two shots are touchin not the slug hit the paper broadfaced. sorry bout that im new. But wow when i went out to 200yds just for the hell of it. what an embarresment all over the place. 6" to the left then 4" to the right. so i hope by goin to a smaller ball it will fix that. and my last question is why do they lock the posts? i dont wanna be a burden and have to keep making a new post. thanx for all the helpful info guys!!
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  • idahoducker
    Here's the reason posts are locked.
    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=306339

    If you're getting 1/2" groups at 100 you should be under 2" at 200. What scope do you have on your rifle?
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  • tomcat_blackknights
    its a rem 700 with a leapold vari x 3 4.5X14X40
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  • Tailgunner1954
    Your difference between 100 and 200 indicates (to me) that your bullets are just barely stabilized (to long (heavy) for the twist rate).
    Shorter (lighter) bullets should solve that problem.
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  • JustC
    your rifle is most likely a 1:14 twist in factory configuration. That will not correctly stabilize a 60gr pill. 52gr max for the 14 twist rate.

    The "slinging" of bullets at 200yds is indicative of insufficiently stabilized bullets.

    Drop back to a 50gr pill and see what happens.
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