So I just reviewed the thread - vertical-dispersion-flat-spots-on-the-mv-ladder-test-are-meaningless,,, and re-read Varmint Al's testing (I read it years ago and forgot about it) and began wondering if\how that might be applied to my .223 Palma rifle. If I read Al's data correctly, 1- you can only tune for one distance and 2- a barrel with a tuner weight on the end was always better that a bare barrel even if the tuner was not at an optimized setting.
So..... a couple things started bouncing around my head:
1- Would the effect of a tuner get lost in the noise coming from sling shooting a Palma gun vs shooting off a rest? Talking about the effects of holding the rifle (absorbing\muting vibrations) vs bag\rested vibrations of the system.
2- Assuming the tuning effect is not lost in the noise of sling shooting, could the weight and location of the barrel band and front sight assembly on a 30" Palma barrel (light Palma contour) act as a tuner as there is about 2" that my 4 ounce sight assembly can be moved back from the muzzle.
3- If #2 above is true, Is it worth tweaking the sight assembly location for 1k yard loads and if you tested\tuned at 500 yards, how far from optimum might it be at 1k?
4- If my load holds ~1/4 moa elevation at 500 yards with the sight assembly randomly bolted in place would you call it good of try to tweak further at 1k?
So..... a couple things started bouncing around my head:
1- Would the effect of a tuner get lost in the noise coming from sling shooting a Palma gun vs shooting off a rest? Talking about the effects of holding the rifle (absorbing\muting vibrations) vs bag\rested vibrations of the system.
2- Assuming the tuning effect is not lost in the noise of sling shooting, could the weight and location of the barrel band and front sight assembly on a 30" Palma barrel (light Palma contour) act as a tuner as there is about 2" that my 4 ounce sight assembly can be moved back from the muzzle.
3- If #2 above is true, Is it worth tweaking the sight assembly location for 1k yard loads and if you tested\tuned at 500 yards, how far from optimum might it be at 1k?
4- If my load holds ~1/4 moa elevation at 500 yards with the sight assembly randomly bolted in place would you call it good of try to tweak further at 1k?