Switching between practice and hunting ammo

[jeedo]

I'm wondering if you have two lots of ammo, lets say a practice lot and a hunting lot, with a lot of zero data-

Does anyone switch between the two lots only with dialing and maybe a few shots for confirmation instead of doing the normal zeroing process between each lot?

I'm going to confirm this anyways with my own equipment; however, just asking to see if I'm missing something or if anyone has experience with this.

In case my question is not clear, has anyone noticed, for example, their hunting ammo is always the same offset from their practice ammo (assuming same lots for both), and returning to the practice ammo it is always the same offset to return to zero from the hunting ammo? So much so that a quick dial and 3 round group suffices for confirmation instead of a 15-shot cone, 3 shot adjustment confirmation, 3 shot velocity confirmation at distance, etc? I don't have enough data to confirm my own findings yet, hoping someone does. thanks.

 

[Macintosh]

As far as I have ever observed, yes, it is always the same adjustment switching between lots or different ammo. Thats the whole point—if its not repeatable, its unreliable. if your equipment setup is at all suspect you’d want to verify, but assuming the ammo is the only change, it is predictable.

 

[SloppyJ]

I do that a lot with my 223 and 6 creed. For 223 I have practice ammo that has cheap 75gr BTHPs and I use 77tmks for hunting most of the time. I also do that for my 6 creed with match and hunting ammo, Just keep notes or write the zero changes on the scope.

I load all of mine so I don't have to worry about the lot to lot issues. In theory it works very well.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Yes, with nearly every rifle.

With my 6.5mm Grendel and 6.5mm CM, I use a lot of the AAC FMJ for 100-yard Carl Ross drills and 200-yard 8” steel. I practice at longer ranges and hunt with ELDMs.

For reloading, for most of my rifles, I have a pile of Gamekings (or similar cup-and-core general purpose bullets) for practice and a couple hundred partitions or ballistic tips for hunting. I’ve also got plans to use cheap bullets for practice and try some monolithic bullets for hunting.

If saving a few cents a round makes me shoot more, I am entirely in favor of it.

 

[swampy14]

I swap between 140 eldm and Barnes 127lrx in my 6.5cm. My focus on zero is with the hunting ammo, that’s when I make scope adjustments. I use the 140 eldm for steel targets and I use holdovers for any corrections.

I will shoot 1-3 shot confirmation with my hunting load to confirm if I’ve been shooting the match ammo for a bit

 

[mtnbound]

I'm wondering if you have two lots of ammo, lets say a practice lot and a hunting lot, with a lot of zero data-

Does anyone switch between the two lots only with dialing and maybe a few shots for confirmation instead of doing the normal zeroing process between each lot?

I'm going to confirm this anyways with my own equipment; however, just asking to see if I'm missing something or if anyone has experience with this.

In case my question is not clear, has anyone noticed, for example, their hunting ammo is always the same offset from their practice ammo (assuming same lots for both), and returning to the practice ammo it is always the same offset to return to zero from the hunting ammo? So much so that a quick dial and 3 round group suffices for confirmation instead of a 15-shot cone, 3 shot adjustment confirmation, 3 shot velocity confirmation at distance, etc? I don't have enough data to confirm my own findings yet, hoping someone does. thanks.

With my reloads, the answer is yes, but one big reason I reload is that I have been frustrated by the inconsistency of factory ammo, even within the same lot at times, so I would not say there is "always" the same offset when switching between different factory loads.
I don't have separate practice and hunting loads for my primary hunting rifle. I only use my hunting load in my primary rifle. The majority of my practice/training shooting is with my 223 trainer. Both rifles are set up the same, making it easy to switch between them, which allows me to get lots of reps with the same system. If I decide to use my 223 training rifle for hunting, I use my normal training load.

 

[wyosam]

All my rifles have separate hunting and general use ammo. My hunting rifles are all zeroed for hunting ammo. I put the offsets for other ammo in AB and just dial them. So other rifles that I don’t typically hunt with might have a hunting load, just in case they fit a specific hunt (have a couple that are longer/heavier than I’d typically carry very far), though they are mostly range toys so the zero with range ammo and I’ll re-zero if needed.


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