1885 Win Project; Setting Up For Long Range Shooting

[@sergeantdwz5783]

Happy sunday to you Tom

[@kevinstokes5214]

Great video. Thank You for sharing your wealth of information. I personally have learned so much from your videos. God bless and keep making videos.

[@garyk76]

Them redfield targets have been my favorite target for last 30 years for lining a nrw rifle up

[@kentowens2179]

Well done,I'd vote this as a successful trip. That's fine performance for a factory made rifle. Conditions vary, wind, heat, light, all make a difference. Take as many tries as you need! Enjoyed the video. Good shooting.

[@joshuahutton8349]

really enjoying this series, Thanks for the video Tom!. as for the limit of attempts I like the sound of 5 tries for 5 round groups.

[@redwinger4281]

I think 3 attempts is fair. Also happy birthday Tom

[@johnl5974]

I'll bet you feel entirely different about that rifle than when you began. I love a rifle that shoots well, it's so rewarding, since I'm so familiar with the ones that won't, no matter what I do.

[@Jbob37]

I was very happy when I seen a new video! I look forward to watching your vids.

[@pikeman0357]

Nice vid sir 2 attempts 1 warm up then really settle in and go!!! You got this!!!

[@nhwnhw02]

Have used the Redfield Sight-in targets for years. Buy them 100 at a time for around $20. With the scopes I have, I align the crosshairs on the heavy lines equally in all 4 directions. That way I am aiming at the exact same spot as close as possible with my optic. Aiming a little off will always expand your group. Where I hunt a 1x6 illuminated scope works for me. Also use a number of 2x10 illuminated scopes as my eyes age.

[@louiskiser9989]

As many as you like

[@tacticalmattfoley]

Tom, I always learn something from your videos. Thank you!!

[@gizmocarr3093]

I believe you have done a great job getting to this point. You could use this load shooting more tests to see if it continues the same performance. Changing primers or brass to other brands can often improve or reduce accuracy. A clean barrel will change results too. The small changes matter if you want to continue tuning the load. Accurate records are valuable too. When hunting ranges increase, the first shot is important to note where it prints. That is the important sight setting to rely on. Shooting practice from hunting positions off a shooting bench, defines sight setting and what the rifle and hunter limits truly are. 👍

[@michaelwilson9986]

Good Going.. I think 3 groups will do but I would also say 3 groups on 3 different days n conditions. 😉 God Bless Ya n Yours

[@seanomeirs8362]

3-5 attempts is what I give myself. One discarded for human error and 1 for conditions beyond your control. Thanks for the video. I'm still trying to scope my Peruvian Modelo 1935 without making any permanent modifications. I get 3-5 moa with the iron sights, but I won't rest until I see what it can do.

[@luvtahandload7692]

Whoa!!!! Look at that shooting structure. Is that the same range you've been shooting at? Ok, I finished watching the vid. Yes it is. Lol Tom, instead of weighing primers, spend that time with the grandkids. Just choose a match grade primer. I would focus on the front, or steering, end of the cartridge. Consistent neck wall thickness, concentricity, seating depth, crimp. All of that is, imo, more important, even, than powder/bullet combo. Can you rotate the front rest slightly on the upstairs bench to straddle the corner of the cutout? That thing looks big enough to have a little party amongst fellow club members after the sun goes down. Thanks, Tom!

[@davidbenton4435]

Nice job! I vote for two fouler shots and three attempts at the 5 shot groups.

[@rogernichols9987]

Tom you did well in my opinion. Very good shooting l hope you get exactly what you are looking for in a hunting load . I glad to hear that someone is willing to say no that is to far away for me to try with what I have here. But if I had a different setup I think that I would be able to make that shot. Have a good good week and God bless you as well.

[@308guy8]

Great shooting, bud. I've figured out that my 6.5 likes the lighter bullets better, so it's improving somewhat great video as always

[@leeadams5941]

Looks like to me you are pretty close to being there, good job, now for the hunting load and I hope that goes as good as this one did...now if you would use Nosler Partitions with the hunting load you would have the whole enchilada

[@oldad6207]

Looks to me like the vibration from a shot is needed to cause the scope to settle in to it's final Zero.

[@marknyp3255]

Great channel mate. 3 attempts is my vote, but only if the weather is favourable.Your're not testing your ability to dope wind! Keep up the great work.

[@TomRiverSimpleLiving]

Thanks Mark! And there was no shooting for me this week because of the weather. We had a low pressure system move in from the cost and it has been a bit breezy!

[@edwray0able]

Great job!!

[@warrenporter302]

excellent reloading and shooting series Tom! You have impressed me with it, not that you or anybody should care LOL

[@kevinmishoe7485]

Tom, I think it would be fair for 3-5 attempts and then average the groups. There are so many variables that can come into play to justify just 1 or 2 groups. Keenly interested in the hunting bullet work up, as it stands I believe this would make a fine SC bean field rifle.

[@WayStedYou]

I think you will get it on your next attempt but a best of 3 seems fitting

[@nohandle257]

I've enjoyed this series. Though the only time I shoot off the bench is to dial in a new scope. For me personally, bench shooting denigrates the type of shooting I do. Which is hunting and culling the invasive species we have here in SSW Texas which I do most days of the week. I'm old and very shaky so I mostly shoot off a solid tripod with ball head and granted some of the fundamentals are common from bench shooting to my sort of shooting but attempting long range precision shooting kinda works against me so I don't do it. Plus I'd suck at it anyway. 🤣 Regardless I always learn from your videos and am quite entertained. Thank you

[@joeparker7508]

Your on it Tom

[@gregphillips1998]

That dog can hunt. Lol. Nice shooting gun.

[@repairfreak]

Good day to you Tom. Glad to see that your rifle is shooting so well now. Well done my friend. I say you shoot for 1/2 M.O.A. at 500 yds, 5 shot groups, do this in 3 tries or less. BTW, how many power is your scope dialed up to for this test? Good luck & God bless 😎👍.

[@lathanthomas5354]

Is winchester bringing back production of the high walls? I can't find any new production rifles from winchester other than the low walls. I checked their website and was hoping they hadn't updated it but I figured I'd be safe and see if anybody had further information or if this was one of the rifles they made a handful of years ago.

[@kentgoldings]

Radian measure is unit-less. It uses whatever units the distance to the target is reckoned. The only problem English units is converting fractions of a yard to inches. Converting fractions to a meter to cm is easier.

[@RogerSnell]

Boy, that rifle sure has a pretty stock!

[@cervus-venator]

I hope you have 50 rounds loaded up and ready because I'm giving you 10 chances with 5 shot groups if you want. That just my take on it. I think the the group you got was pretty darn good.

[@mikecollins8241]

I say: twice, out of 5 groups ;) Seems like a reasonable allowance for conditions, shooter error etc..

[@paxxsford]

I think 2 to 3 attempts is fair for the rifle. 1 for you to settle in, 1 for the rifle to settle in, and 1 for the goal!

[@davidmanning3787]

I think 3 attempts would be ideal to average out any inconsistencies.

[@Zachrys]

I’ll vote three tries for a video. I bet you get it by the second though!

[@Strutingeagle]

If the weather conditions are good and no mirage I would say your first attempt with 3 sighters unless your goal was half moa average. You said half moa so every group should be less than or equal to half moa.

[@joemass1023]

I bet your groups would shrink in half and get rid of all the stringing if you replaced that junky front rest with a good bipod (harris or atlas) and a modern heavy rear bag from Armageddon Gear or Wiebad.

[@denisleblanc4506]

Shoot as many groups as you want preferably three or more five shot groups. Then use the average. If the average is half MOA it's a half MOA gun. At least half your groups will be in that half MOA and half would be outside of it. That's the way I think. I know some will say your worst group should be no larger than half MOA but I think that's not fair. There are far too many variables when shooting that far and you probably need a rifle that shoots quarter MOA or less to do that. After all, you already shot a much smaller 4 shot group. I saw that Hornady ballisticians say you need a lot of shots to describe the accuracy of a rifle, but does it really or does that describe a whole lot of factors of which the rifle is only one factor.

[@k9six185]

One!….never up…. never in….you can doo eet

[@joshclemons9975]

Nice shooting and 3 attempts sounds fair

[@l.a.garcia600]

10 shots; 3 attempts. Good luck.

[@cjdarts]

Why don't you just make you own plywood top to fit you and your rest, and just clamp it onto the elevated shooting table?

[@rodneyfleshman242]

Three attempts sounds fair

[@MsJon52]

its got to be the best of three, I mean, that's standard international standard, lol

[@joeparker7508]

Two shots of 5

[@martinfitzpatrick6632]

3 attempts... but if you think your getting close then 4 😉

[@vincentwhittemore322]

I think 3-5 attempts is fair.

[@phild9813]

As many attempts you need to make sure you are testing the rifle’s accuracy and not your ability! Good luck!

[@todsimpkins8908]

3 attempts is fair.

[@jasonpranger8485]

I would say 3 attempts, and if not successful, make a change and try again.

[@the1bulldurham]

Three tries.

[@jaymorris7850]

3 attempt average.