SHV wrote:S&B at indoor range, PPU at farm, only shot 6 rounds in total. seems both not too bad, the mount I use on LB No.4 bought from RPGfirearms, seems hold zero no problem
No.4's sight is the best iron sight I've tried ever, I believe can shoot MOA not too hard
I reckon you might see an improvement with handloads, both those brands are not known for their accuracy in the LEs. I have a hunch this is largely due to the shorter seating depth. I know for a fact that the S&B stuff is a full 40 thou shorter than my handloads, and my handloads are
already being jumped due to OAL limitations. I'm going to pull all my remaining S&B and reseat over some adi extruded powder (interestingly the factory S&B 303 ammo uses ball powder).
Also (allegedly) a flat base bullet in a two groove bore can sometimes yield better stabilization... allegedly
With a good sight picture, yes you can shoot them surprisingly accurately - I was impressed to see (give or take) around a minute of angle for those opening cold-bore shots. Part of the problem is eye fatigue and sight picture - stare at green grass sometimes to freshen the eyes. Another part is stock stresses W.R.T. heat; particulary with the partially-bedded forend.
Also I ordered a spare front sight from the UK, then filed it to a bit of a point (still blessed with sharp eyes
). Then I use a 6-o’clock hold to get my elevation as consistent as I can.
I’m gonna bed my action in an attempt to make it more consistent over the longer matches - they get pretty hot, particularly for a longer 32 round+ match with rapids and snaps.