Airborne33
Marksman
Went to the range yesterday to zero in my rifle and I was noticing some issues with the rifle firing m855. Actually I noticed the problem last time I went to the range, indoors and I shrugged it off for poor lighting and bad sight picture. My groups with M855 are poor, very poor, talking silver dollar at 50 yards, or worse. I would usually blame it on shooter error except I had purchased some mk 262 mod 1 ammunition and I was having no issue making quarter to dime size groups with it same range, same day.
The barrel is the 16 inch 1/7 med contour recon barrel by Noveske, I'm also using an ACOG ta 31 (not exactly a precision optic). Only shooting 50 yards, light to no wind at the outdoor range.
I've read that you can't over stabilize a bullet, but I am beginning to have my own doubts. I'm not exactly a precision marksman by any means, but I have qualified expert many times in the Army, so if I do have some shooter errors I don't think it should be this large and dependent on the ammo.
Does anyone else have issues with M855 through a 1/7 16 inch (or similar length) barrel? I hate to think that I'll have to shoot match ammo through this guy for the rest of its life.
Before you ask, the ACOG is clamped down tight, not moving, the barrel is .223 Wylde (Read that is should handle all 5.56 fine), I was using bipod to stabilize for zeroing, it was hardly windy at all, and the M855 and Mk262 are both not re-manufactured, both are new and in good shape. Barrel was warmed up BEFORE I stated zeroing so it wasn't cold and moving around on me.
Thanks for any help or insight you guys can give me.
The barrel is the 16 inch 1/7 med contour recon barrel by Noveske, I'm also using an ACOG ta 31 (not exactly a precision optic). Only shooting 50 yards, light to no wind at the outdoor range.
I've read that you can't over stabilize a bullet, but I am beginning to have my own doubts. I'm not exactly a precision marksman by any means, but I have qualified expert many times in the Army, so if I do have some shooter errors I don't think it should be this large and dependent on the ammo.
Does anyone else have issues with M855 through a 1/7 16 inch (or similar length) barrel? I hate to think that I'll have to shoot match ammo through this guy for the rest of its life.
Before you ask, the ACOG is clamped down tight, not moving, the barrel is .223 Wylde (Read that is should handle all 5.56 fine), I was using bipod to stabilize for zeroing, it was hardly windy at all, and the M855 and Mk262 are both not re-manufactured, both are new and in good shape. Barrel was warmed up BEFORE I stated zeroing so it wasn't cold and moving around on me.
Thanks for any help or insight you guys can give me.