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To Jeff's delight, I'm sure (
), I had the opportunity to take the Savage out to the range again.
After putting 70 rounds down the barrel, and adhering (somewhat, hehe) to the break-in procedures prescribed, I thought it was time to try and make a serious stab at seeing what groupings I could get; I had tried it previously, but didn't take it as seriously.
I used the bipods on the front of my rifle, and a piece of carpet rolled over a piece of wood on the butt of the stock. I hope a sandbag will prove to add to my accuracy. With my scope magnified at 9x, I have a hard time seeing the point of intersection between the two lines: I used a marker to draw the lines. This may have contributed to some of those far-off shots.
First grouping:
The farthest shot to the right was the first shot and was due to my right hand trying to hold the front of the stock (which I realized was not only pointless, but counter-intuitive), and the other far-right shot was the last shot, due to my incompetence (anticipated recoil).
Second grouping:
This time the two far right shots were the last two shots I took. I think I have to work on not anticipating recoil, as well as breath control.
Any comments/critiques would be very helpful, and keep in mind I am completely inexperienced with rifles (i.e., no advice is too novice for me).
When measuring groupings, do I measure the centers of the circles in relation to one another, or the farthest edges?
Scatch Maroo
Below are the first and second groups, respectively, covered with spare change.
After putting 70 rounds down the barrel, and adhering (somewhat, hehe) to the break-in procedures prescribed, I thought it was time to try and make a serious stab at seeing what groupings I could get; I had tried it previously, but didn't take it as seriously.
I used the bipods on the front of my rifle, and a piece of carpet rolled over a piece of wood on the butt of the stock. I hope a sandbag will prove to add to my accuracy. With my scope magnified at 9x, I have a hard time seeing the point of intersection between the two lines: I used a marker to draw the lines. This may have contributed to some of those far-off shots.
First grouping:

The farthest shot to the right was the first shot and was due to my right hand trying to hold the front of the stock (which I realized was not only pointless, but counter-intuitive), and the other far-right shot was the last shot, due to my incompetence (anticipated recoil).
Second grouping:

This time the two far right shots were the last two shots I took. I think I have to work on not anticipating recoil, as well as breath control.
Any comments/critiques would be very helpful, and keep in mind I am completely inexperienced with rifles (i.e., no advice is too novice for me).
When measuring groupings, do I measure the centers of the circles in relation to one another, or the farthest edges?
Scatch Maroo
Below are the first and second groups, respectively, covered with spare change.

