What Causes F-Class 9s with no change in conditions?

[coorslight]

Went to a local 600-yard match on Saturday. I shoot F-class open. The first two strings cleaned them, 200 and 200. Third time up 3rd shot was a Nine then about 10-12 Xs in a row then two 9s at 9 o'clock, thought about adjusting right but conditions did not change, held on the X and two 9s at 3 o'clock. I finished with 10s and an X. The nines were on a horizontal plane with my other shots no noticeable change in conditions. What would cause this, any suggestions.

 

[mike a]

Went to a local match on Saturday 600yards I shoot F-class open. The first to strings cleaned them, 200 and 200. 3rd time up 3rd shot was a 9 then about 10-12 X's in a row then 2 9's at 9 o'clock, thought about adjusting right but conditions did not change, held on the X and 2 9's at 3 o'clock. finished with 10's and an X. The nines were on a horizontal plane with my other shots no noticeable change in conditions. What would cause this, any suggestions.

If your confident in your set up it’s probably you. 3rd string gettin tired n lazy, conditions, light n mirage. It happens to me and I’ve seen it often. If you doubt you gear get back to the bench.

 

[Downhill]

Fatigue. Nails me often.

 

[Keith Glasscock]

A flinch. Oh, um, I mean shooter error.

We all flinch given the correct stimuli. The trick is to eliminate the things that stimulate the response and train it out.

What did the trace look like on those errant shots? Did it take a curve?

 

[JSH]

You were thinking about it and not doing it.

 

[Sandstorm]

Wind...its there trust me...

 

[Fuj]

Went to a local 600-yard match on Saturday. I shoot F-class open. The first two strings cleaned them, 200 and 200. Third time up 3rd shot was a Nine then about 10-12 Xs in a row then two 9s at 9 o'clock, thought about adjusting right but conditions did not change, held on the X and two 9s at 3 o'clock. I finished with 10s and an X. The nines were on a horizontal plane with my other shots no noticeable change in conditions. What would cause this, any suggestions.

How many shot's down the bore at the match before cleaning.
You might have hit that point that it needed it.

 

[CharlieNC]

Did it happen to others on the line too, as in missed wind condition? Otherwise it was you!

 

[6MMsteve]

I go left when I take me eye off a millisec before the fp falls, thinkin bout chicken, I get lazy, or dirty barrel

 

[B Nettesheim]

1-Not using your borescope enough
2-Not weight sorting primers
3-Not measuring everything 6 times

 

[memilanuk]

Either there *was* a condition change, or something with your gun handling. Might be parallax, might be you shouldered it.

 

[JMayo]

Clouds going over head is a condition.

A crosshair width difference in poa matters.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Horizontal i bet it was the wind. You cant see it at an f-class match with only airplane windsocks set out around the edges

 

[NV_Dmax]

E targets or pullers?

(Yes, I just ripped the lid right off)

 

[coorslight]

OK guys I get it I was hoping I could put the blame else where but it was probably me. Only had 22 rounds through the barrel since I last cleaned it when I started the match. about 1750 rounds through the barrel so far. So your suppose to weigh things huh, I guess I should stop using those Lee powder dippers, LOL. Thanks everyone for your input. P.S they were the E targets.

 

[One Shot One Thrill]

There you have it e-targets.
They are the dog you beat for the fart you let.
I'm sure there is someone who can prove it was tge e-target. Look it up so where did that round actually hit??????

 

[CA_Shooter]

Are e-targets really that far off? Has anyone ever done a test where they pulled E-Targets and compared shot location?

 

[Stephen Joubert]

Wind… I dropped 3 points the same way… All at @ 9 o’clock…

 

[FatBoy]

OK guys I get it I was hoping I could put the blame else where but it was probably me. Only had 22 rounds through the barrel since I last cleaned it when I started the match. about 1750 rounds through the barrel so far. So your suppose to weigh things huh, I guess I should stop using those Lee powder dippers, LOL. Thanks everyone for your input. P.S they were the E targets.

Was this the AEDC match this weekend? There was some pretty decent shifts in mirage/wind that the flags did not pick up. If you were at AEDC I suspect it may have been fishtailing winds/ let offs as the sun started heating up the Machine gun range off to the right. The range has been much trickier since they cleared that land and built the 800m machine gun range.

 

[memilanuk]

Went to a local 600-yard match on Saturday. I shoot F-class open. The first two strings cleaned them, 200 and 200. Third time up 3rd shot was a Nine then about 10-12 Xs in a row then two 9s at 9 o'clock, thought about adjusting right but conditions did not change, held on the X and two 9s at 3 o'clock. I finished with 10s and an X. The nines were on a horizontal plane with my other shots no noticeable change in conditions. What would cause this, any suggestions.

Do you use a level on your gun/scope?