I received a new Skout hybrid barrel and it appeared to have an indexing mark between 2 and 3:
So I wanted to verify, and shot this pattern from 21 yards during a break in the rain:
The upper and lower groups are pre and post zeroing groups. The index numbers according to barrel rotation are:
I started and ended at #9 which includes a couple zero shots.
So, it was an index mark!
My understanding is that you want to set the barrel to the top or bottom center or you will shoot at an angle - resulting in an off center hit before and after the
zero point. Which begs the question: If my rifle barrel can't be indexed, how do I know it won't shoot at a slight angle? (Like it was "clocked" at 3pm or 9pm)
That would show up on a Field Target rifle as having to hold left or right by varying amounts based on distance to target, right?
Or is the effect so small that it doesn't matter? (or we right it off as wind effects?) I have made dope cards that have a L and R hold at different distances....
Do I understand this correctly? Or have I bought into some snake oil?
Have you indexed a barrel and seen a change in accuracy?
Does a gunsmith have a way to test and index a "fixed rotation" barrel?
So I wanted to verify, and shot this pattern from 21 yards during a break in the rain:
The upper and lower groups are pre and post zeroing groups. The index numbers according to barrel rotation are:
I started and ended at #9 which includes a couple zero shots.
So, it was an index mark!
My understanding is that you want to set the barrel to the top or bottom center or you will shoot at an angle - resulting in an off center hit before and after the
zero point. Which begs the question: If my rifle barrel can't be indexed, how do I know it won't shoot at a slight angle? (Like it was "clocked" at 3pm or 9pm)
That would show up on a Field Target rifle as having to hold left or right by varying amounts based on distance to target, right?
Or is the effect so small that it doesn't matter? (or we right it off as wind effects?) I have made dope cards that have a L and R hold at different distances....
Do I understand this correctly? Or have I bought into some snake oil?
Have you indexed a barrel and seen a change in accuracy?
Does a gunsmith have a way to test and index a "fixed rotation" barrel?
