Or something the shooter is doing?How do you "know" the flyer is not wind or setup?
In my case. . . most often, it's the nut behind the trigger.Shooting Lapua ammo.
Not wind or setup issues.
If your getting 4 shots into one hole and once in awhile you get a bad flyer,
is this not a good lot of ammo or possible something else?
Yes - I use a March scope set at 80X on my .22 LR target rifle. You can see the bullet get "pushed" all around on the journey to the target to the point you can make a mental note it will not impact well before it strikes. Unless shot indoors in a controlled environment - anything can happen - and it does.Shooting 22LR at 200 meters has pointed out a number of ammo deficiencies. A lot of high and low shots can be correlated to muzzle velocity variations. It doesn't take much variation at the muzzle to fling a round high or low. I can see that my reticle stays rock solid on the target, so my letoff is good. Yet the dang bullet may fly elsewhere. Good optics means I can >see< the bullet as it flies to the destination. Left/right, it's likely the wind. Up/down, it's either velocity or a headwind/tailwind. Having a chronograph on the line sorts out the reason for high or low flyers.
Being human, sometimes it is the "loose stock nut." Fortunately, I can see the reticle jump which makes all of the above, moot.
Indeed! In fact, it's quite a distraction. As I see the bullet go astray, my mind starts to wonder why. What did I overlook in taking the shot? I'd like to think my fleeting analyses help with the next shot, but that's usually not the case. Just when I should be considering current conditions for the next shot, my wanders to a bullet already launched.Yes - I use a March scope set at 80X on my .22 LR target rifle. You can see the bullet get "pushed" all around on the journey to the target to the point you can make a mental note it will not impact well before it strikes. Unless shot indoors in a controlled environment - anything can happen - and it does.
Yes, consistent ignition is important, inconsistent ignition will in most case have low shots within say the group if shooting groups and be random and most times in line with the horizontal plane.Another thing no one does is tune up their firing pin and springs. Propper ignition is the #1 thing when it comes to rf accuracy
What he saidFunny though, how it's always the fifth shot! I know, I've suffered from "fifth shot itis" many times.