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Jon said:
Biggest issue I have with shooting cards in practice is not getting frustrated with the fliers I get with practice ammo. I shoot a LOT and I just cant use all SK and Lapua. I been using a lot of TAC-22 and Federal automatch. Some days they shoot really good, some days not so much. :)
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So, here's what I do and it may be wrong but it works for me.


When I get a new lot of practice ammo I'll shoot 3-4 cards and get an idea of an average. I had some Tac22 that would run 215-225 on our usbr cards. If I wan in that range then I knew my mechanics were good. Under than consistently and I had a problem, over 225 and the law of averages kicked in and it is what it is. My new Tac is 210ish on average.

It is frustrating because Tac includes 5-10 free flyers on every box.

I try to buy practice ammo by the 500-1500 rounds so I'll not have a surprises.

My neighbor only shoots Sk or lapua even when he practices. I'd have to sell my body at the local club for extra funds if I did that.
 
Remi said:
So, here's what I do and it may be wrong but it works for me.


When I get a new lot of practice ammo I'll shoot 3-4 cards and get an idea of an average. I had some Tac22 that would run 215-225 on our usbr cards. If I wan in that range then I knew my mechanics were good. Under than consistently and I had a problem, over 225 and the law of averages kicked in and it is what it is. My new Tac is 210ish on average.

It is frustrating because Tac includes 5-10 free flyers on every box.

I try to buy practice ammo by the 500-1500 rounds so I'll not have a surprises.

My neighbor only shoots Sk or lapua even when he practices. I'd have to sell my body at the local club for extra funds if I did that.
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Thanks, that is very helpful. I need to get some usbr targets, the ones I have now are ibs.
 
Jon said:
Thanks, that is very helpful. I need to get some usbr targets, the ones I have now are ibs.
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One club I shoot with now is IBS and the other is ABRA. I don't think many places use the USBR. Our local group has for a few years but I think they're switching as well.


It's really strange how switching from one to another you have to relearn your wind holds.
 
IBS...Who knew??

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Sunday is my practice day. Probably only gonna shoot at 75 and 100 with SK LRM and Standard+. I have some RWS R100 that might get some 100 yard tries. That stuff os LOUD compared to all y SK and Lapua. Probably supersonic. The Garmin will tell the tale. Really excited to put it to use. Then MAYBE some evening shooting next week as the temps are gonna be favorable and just a couple of rain chances.
 
Wiley said:
Sunday is my practice day. Probably only gonna shoot at 75 and 100 with SK LRM and Standard+. I have some RWS R100 that might get some 100 yard tries. That stuff os LOUD compared to all y SK and Lapua. Probably supersonic. The Garmin will tell the tale. Really excited to put it to use. Then MAYBE some evening shooting next week as the temps are gonna be favorable and just a couple of rain chances.
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Are you going to be able to make the match on Feb 8th buddy? Definitely shouldn't be too hot! 😅
 
Federal automatch is the only ammo I ever bought and had more than 1 ftf in the same box of 300 or 500 can't recall now but must have been about the time they first came out. need to pu another box and burn some powder. Had 4-5 in the same box and bet I had never had that many in my whole life. I was expecting great things from them.
 

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