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I know we beat this topic up a few weeks ago but thought it would be a good reminder for those who have not received the message.
My last two deer were taken with a 45 Cal Knight Disc Elite. I've had the gun for years. I've glass bed it and consider it a very good shooter. I can routinely shoot nice tight groups with 110 of BH209 and a 200 grain SST. However, I have never paid attention to the first shot. I don'y know why this has eluded me. I would often shoot some inexpensive 180 XTPs for warm ups.
Yesterday I was focused on the first shot. I cleaned the oil out of the barrel with an alcohol swab, shot 3 primers, dry swabbed, 2 more primers. ( this works on my 50 Extreme ).
The results were not good and may explain my poorly placed shot on the last two deer. Both deer were taken at 110- 125 yards.
It looks like I will be hunting on a fouled bore with the Elite from now on.
5" left at 100 yards is a big miss in my book. Shots 3,4,5 are were I'd expect it to be. I had it sighted in 2-3" high at 100.
My last two deer were taken with a 45 Cal Knight Disc Elite. I've had the gun for years. I've glass bed it and consider it a very good shooter. I can routinely shoot nice tight groups with 110 of BH209 and a 200 grain SST. However, I have never paid attention to the first shot. I don'y know why this has eluded me. I would often shoot some inexpensive 180 XTPs for warm ups.
Yesterday I was focused on the first shot. I cleaned the oil out of the barrel with an alcohol swab, shot 3 primers, dry swabbed, 2 more primers. ( this works on my 50 Extreme ).
The results were not good and may explain my poorly placed shot on the last two deer. Both deer were taken at 110- 125 yards.
It looks like I will be hunting on a fouled bore with the Elite from now on.
5" left at 100 yards is a big miss in my book. Shots 3,4,5 are were I'd expect it to be. I had it sighted in 2-3" high at 100.