MMcfpd
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While having a somewhat frustrating day zeroing a new Bushnell Trophy red dot on my HK USC, the fellow in the lane next to me came over to commiserate. I could get it pretty much centered, but I'd have to call the results more of a pattern than a group, with some high, some left, some on, some a little low, etc. I did check and recheck the mounting, and there was no apparent problem there.
Although I'm still pretty new to shooting, that same day I zeroed an AR-15 and was getting consistent bullseyes, and the fellow who came over was doing a pretty good job with a Saiga, I believe. So I paid some attention when he mentioned that he could not get consistent groups with his .45 Beretta CX4.
This made me wonder about the ammo, as HK and Beretta are both, I think, pretty decent quality manufacturers. I've been shooting Winnie white box 230 gr. FMJ and Federal AE 230 gr. FMJ. The HK manual says:
So, have y'all got any suggestions for ammo that might lead to an improvement? Do you think the ammo could be the problem?
Although I'm still pretty new to shooting, that same day I zeroed an AR-15 and was getting consistent bullseyes, and the fellow who came over was doing a pretty good job with a Saiga, I believe. So I paid some attention when he mentioned that he could not get consistent groups with his .45 Beretta CX4.
This made me wonder about the ammo, as HK and Beretta are both, I think, pretty decent quality manufacturers. I've been shooting Winnie white box 230 gr. FMJ and Federal AE 230 gr. FMJ. The HK manual says:
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• Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP), "Silver-Tip", ball, truncated cone, "Hydra Shok", +P, etc.
• Limited quantities of .45 Super ammunition in the USC model
So, have y'all got any suggestions for ammo that might lead to an improvement? Do you think the ammo could be the problem?