Quote Originally Posted by Rumbler View Post
The plot thickens . . . . .

Today I recreated 'the test'. Maybe I should say that I duplicated 'the test'.

Because you see, the rounds I fired today I overlaid on the rounds I fired yesterday. Of course, I used two separate targets.

So I set the holes in todays target on top of the holes in yesterdays target. I shit you not; the holes matched up so close that if they were different my eyeballs couldn't see the difference. Not even with my reading glasses on. Neither could two other guys I showed this to.

I shit you not. Not even a little bit.

If this happens again tomorrow I am going to cross "shooter error/inconsistency" off the list of potential causes. Definitively.
Honestly I just think you're finding out how your rifle performs before warming up. I say try it one more time and you have your answer. Maybe one more time with holdover and see if it's dead nuts on. Then you'll know your holdover for cold bore shots and adjust accordingly after it warms up.

I had plans of doing this same thing today until I pulled a TS and left the 308 at the house. I gotta quit hanging out with that guy.