uvausmc
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I just got a ruger hawkeye ultralight in 257 roberts. It's a perfect rifle with a Leupold VX-II 2-7x. I sighted it in the other day with a handload and got some interesting results. I was shooting 117 gr Hornady SST's over 41.5 grains of H4350. I would get 2 or 3 shots touching then another 2 or 3 shots touching a couple inches away from the other group. I have a couple theories.
A. The load is just not what the rifle likes
B. The approx 30-45 seconds i had between shots wasn't enough to let the thin barrel cool down so it threw some shots
C. I was tired and just not shooting consistently (I had already sighted in a .375 H&H, .338 RCM, and .30-06 that day at the range).
Any ideas? Any recommendations for medium sized game loads?
A. The load is just not what the rifle likes
B. The approx 30-45 seconds i had between shots wasn't enough to let the thin barrel cool down so it threw some shots
C. I was tired and just not shooting consistently (I had already sighted in a .375 H&H, .338 RCM, and .30-06 that day at the range).
Any ideas? Any recommendations for medium sized game loads?