Why are my ladder tests backwards (hotter loads hitting lower)?

[lrgoodger]

The scope and line of sight have no EFFECT on bullet path. The scope is merely a tool that allows you to see where the bullet is going. You can adjust that tool so that it's line of sight is up in the trees and the bullet is still going to follow the rules of physics based on where the barrel is pointed. It is rather convenient to adjust the scope so that its line of sight coincides with your bullet impact at a given distance though.

You described bullet impact at THREE different distances with respect to your established line of sight and what you said makes perfect sense. But the short answer to your question is NO, it doe not pertain to the OP's question because he was dealing with a single target distance.

 

[Grum]

sorry to reply to an old post but this is an interresting one- As others have mentioned loads that hit a node of barrel deflection certinly seem to hit "low" or "high"- longer/ lighter barrels seem to show very large displacement, not nessesarily a bad thing because upermost or lowermost deflection tends to have the best accuraccy.. Where it is important is when say a "reduced/ or medium load" is hiting low- i have seen -2.5inch on my 222, very accurate but it would be nice if it was closer to a normal load (POI).. Need to look for a different node to average my POI.

For those that havent played with OBT, give it a go- I have tried just about every "load test trend" and they tend to be variable at best- OBT load with seating depth steps gets me amazing loads with every projectile and every rifle REALLY QUICK..