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I bought a Knight Ultralite this past summer. I have been very impressed with the rifle. I have enjoyed shooting it. However I had a 1x scope mounted on it through this hunting season. While the scope is needed for my aging eyes, I have not been happy with the accuracy. I needed more magnification! My lovely wife purchased a Sightron 3x9 scope for me for Christmas (she had a little prompting from me!)
Today was my first trip to the range with the new scope mounted.
I have always used around 100 gr. equivalent loads. This always seemed to be enough. I get decent accuracy with these loads. I have shot all my ML deer with a 100 gr. load. Today I was using a 300 gr. .429 XTP with 100 gr. of T7 2F. I was getting groups like this one.
After reading some very interesting topics here lately, I decided to try heavier loads. I tried 120 gr. of the 2F T7. I ended up getting similar sized groups to the one above. Then I decided to up the load to 130 gr. The result is below.
The group measures 3/4 inches. Needless to say I am pleased. However I am a little perplexed why the heavy load is so much more accurate. In any case, I think I have found my perfect load for this rifle.
Today was my first trip to the range with the new scope mounted.
I have always used around 100 gr. equivalent loads. This always seemed to be enough. I get decent accuracy with these loads. I have shot all my ML deer with a 100 gr. load. Today I was using a 300 gr. .429 XTP with 100 gr. of T7 2F. I was getting groups like this one.
After reading some very interesting topics here lately, I decided to try heavier loads. I tried 120 gr. of the 2F T7. I ended up getting similar sized groups to the one above. Then I decided to up the load to 130 gr. The result is below.
The group measures 3/4 inches. Needless to say I am pleased. However I am a little perplexed why the heavy load is so much more accurate. In any case, I think I have found my perfect load for this rifle.