What will you be hunting? Deer and elk or fleas and ticks? I don’t shoot a rifle much but I don’t need to put 5 shots in the same hole to kill deer and elk.
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Is 1.5” @ 100 accurate enough?
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Here is some info, be advised this is inch lbs and not ft lbs. Ruger customer service will also give this info and it does work. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...7_torque_specs
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You need to shoot it at the distance your planning on hunting at. If your planning on shooting an animal at 400 yards you gotta get out there a drop boxes of ammo at 400 to see what it does. 5-600 even better.
Kinda like a bow. Practicing at 40 makes those 20 yards shots that much easier. I shoot out to 600 off bags or bipod and can hit vitals but Im not comfortable enough to that with an animal. My deer stand isn't set up like a shooting range. See what you can accurately shoot repeatedly and at what distance in a real life situation not sand bags, lead sled etc take your sticks or a front rest only without a rear etc. However you will be shooting and let that be your deciding factor for distance. At least that's what I do and it's worked so far
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Is it accurate enough to hunt with?
In just about all Texas hunting scenarios, YES.
is it accurate enough for elk out to 2-300 yards?
Yes, elk vitals are much larger than whitetail, but you should be ready to make a quick follow up shot just in case with lighter bullets than some preferred larger calibers, even though a .270 is plenty for all North American game.
Ways to improve accuracy?
It could be a ton of things that could be hindering getting the most out of your rifle. From your rest, to optics, to not right amount of torque on screws, head spacing, barrel touching stock, your rifle liking certain bullets better, the powder you are shooting, practicing more, etc.
Last year I shot a mulie at 647 yards with my 7mm that I had never shot past 500 yards. I know I’ll get flack for making that choice but I was comfortable and confident in my set up. I have experience shooting at those distances and know the gun so there was no doubt in my mind I could easily put one through both lungs. I think if your confident and know your capabilities/rifle that gun will do exactly what you want it to do.
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