One big contributor to poor group consistency is bullet concentricity in the case. Think of it this way, if you stuff a bullet into a cartridge case exactly straight, then a line from the center of the tip through the exact center of the base would continue on through the mathematical center of the case and out the center of the primer.
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#Reloading: Straight Bullets = Accurate Ammo – Hornady Bullet Concentricity Gauge (Deal of the Week)
Updated: October 14, 2016
Optics Buying Guide: Do You Get What You Pay For With Scopes?
Updated: October 7, 2016There are some common rules of thumb about matching rifle and scope quality, but the 1:1 ratio is close enough. Hey, it’s even OK to drop down to 50% of the rifle price if you need to. The point is this: don’t buy a nice rifle and stick a cheap gun show scope on it.
A 6-pound, sub-MOA, $999 5.56mm AR?—Full Review.
Updated: October 3, 2016Based on sales figures and some good, old-fashioned SWAG math, there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 million AR-15 rifles floating around the country, give or take a couple of million. And guess where all that AR popularity started? Armalite.
Optics Buying Guide: Big Scopes
Updated: March 31, 2024So why would you want or need a very high magnification scope? There are two related reasons. You might need to see and hit a reasonably-sized target at very long range, or you might need to be able to see and hit a much smaller target at shorter ranges.
SMG Company Makes a Precision Rifle? MPA BA Lite PCR—Full Review
Updated: March 31, 2024This MasterPiece Arms (MPA) rifle is impressive. When I opened the box of this puppy at my FFL, I floated into a state of rifle euphoria. And, the fact that it is from a company that made its name producing semi-automatic versions of stamped sheet steel SMGs makes it all the more impressive.
Optics Buying Guide: AR-15 Optics and Scopes
Updated: September 19, 2016Matching the seemingly infinite number of AR rifles on the market is a multitude of suitable optics. Red dots, holographic sights, fixed-power scopes and variable-power scopes fill the shelves, so how do you choose? Let’s take a look at some factors to consider, then we’ll discuss some pros and cons of some of the common categories of AR-15 optics.
Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics
Updated: September 12, 2016In this episode of the optics buying guide, we’re going to get a little bit geeky, but still practical, about the different types of “red dots” and how one might use them.
Optics Buying Guide: Using A Laser Rangefinding Scope
Updated: March 31, 2024THE SERIES Part 1: Optics Buying Guide: Iron Sights, Red Dots, and Scopes Part 2: Optics Buying Guide: Top Must-Know Terms for Picking the Right Scope Part 3: Optics Buying Guide: Scope Mounts Part 4: Optics Buying Guide: How To Properly Zero Your Scope Part 5: Optics Buying Guide: Finding Your Range with a Scope Reticle Part [...]
Optics Buying Guide: Finding Range With A Scope
Updated: March 31, 2024You can figure out how far away an object is using your scope, provided its reticle has markings in mil dots or minutes of angle.
Optics Buying Guide: How To Properly Zero Your Scope
Updated: March 31, 2024Simply put, the process of zeroing a scope matches the point of aim to the actual point of impact. Put differently, the process ensures that a bullet lands exactly where you put the crosshairs