24" AA Overwatch with Cheap Shaw barrel Shooting American Gunner Ammo

[bj139]

I decided to take out my 24" Grendel Overwatch for a test drive.
Hornady American Gunner Ammo
16X SWFA SS scope
"Cheap, Rack Grade" Shaw barrel
80% Lower with Delton 2 stage trigger
It looks like all groups are less than 1 MOA.
Not too bad for me. I am not sure I would be able to do much better with a "Good" barrel.
I think a higher power scope would be better for me. Maybe one of them 24X Vortexes.
I think I will try drawing my targets closer to 0.25 MOA.

[Dead Center Miss]

I've always liked the ER shaw barrels on savage bolt guns. Looks like they work pretty well on ARs too!

[bj139]

I was told in one of my previous posts about my Overwatch that they were cheap barrels so I thought I should mention it.
It is good enough for me. I would buy another Shaw barrel. Pricewise, they seem to be midprice, like Ballistic Advantage or Faxon.

[bj139]

I have shot my best groups from simple drawn circles on white paper.
With factory targets I end up aligning the cross hairs with the large circle or diamond instead of aiming at the small spot I am trying to hit.
I will look for simple black stick on dots and try those.
I could try black thumb tacks.
Then I could find out if my barrel is a tackdriver.
I have been meaning to bring some light bulbs to the the range. Then I could shoot "lights out".

[BluntForceTrauma]

Or you could arrange to have some insects crawl on your targets and shoot bug- . . . .

[Dead Center Miss]

I often will just shoot a hole in a blank piece of paper and use that for a aim point lol

[bj139]

Or you could arrange to have some insects crawl on your targets and shoot . . . .

What did Jed and Jethro smear on the gatepost in Beverly Hills so they could shoot flies? Was it jam?

I often will just shoot a hole in a blank piece of paper and use that for a aim point lol

DCM, I like that idea as well.

[1Shot]

Some of the smallest groups I have ever shot were on targets that I made by drawing a triangle colored in with a black marker on a white piece of paper. Put the cross hair on the tip of the top of the triangle. Aim small miss small.

[bj139]

Some of the smallest groups I have ever shot were on targets that I made by drawing a triangle colored in with a black marker on a white piece of paper. Put the cross hair on the tip of the top of the triangle. Aim small miss small.

Aim small miss small. I haven't heard that in a long time. Thanks for the reminder.

How about these? 2100 for $8.99 with free shipping.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Color-Coding-Labels-3-8-Round-10-mm-Black-Dot-Stickers-0-375-inch-rounds-sticker-by-Royal-Green/196013143

[Sticks]

A 12ga shotgun shell is just under MOA, a 20ga is 3/4, a .410 is .5.

Targets of opportunity.



Girlfriend did theses (kept them to boost her confidence). Makeshift game at 100y sticking these in the cardboard target backer. 20-30 of them, each person shoots until they miss, then the next person. Have to go L-R, Top to Bottom to keep track of really bad misses (wrong shell disappears).

[bj139]

209 spent primers? Hmm.