Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 First let me start out and say that I am NOT an expert shooter, but I have a pretty good grasp on it. I have shot with a few of you here and also have a personal long range course I built 435-1200 yds and a mile gong. Lance can attest to it as he has shot it. I make my own ammo and had Eric (AXIS WORKS) build my 300 win mag out of his house before he blew up. I decided this year to step my game up again. I suppressed my rifle, change my ammo, and even picked up a Gunwerks BR2. I have been shooting the past month just lights out up by my house. I have never been more confident in my shooting game. I also built a 6.5 creedmore which is also linked to the BR2 and shooting lights out. We get drawn for down south and opening morning, i glass up a beast to me.. (bigger than the big buck i will share below). I ranged him at 400ish and BOOM!!!. 4-6 ft high...WTF.. Rack another round BOOM 4 ft high. HOLY CHIT!!! I'm now freaking out at the biggest deer of my life. 400 yds to me is a chip shot. My son then grabs the creedmore and says hurry use this. With the suppressor the deer is just slowly walking away. He stops, turns, BOOM...Even the 6.5 is shooting crazy high. Like 3-5 ft high. Deer then goes away. Everything I did all year, was worth CHIT when it came down to it. My kids and I are 17 for 17 with my 300 on deer 400-800 yds. Now I'm so bummed and confused. I'm just lost. How is it 3 days earlier my rifles are shooting absolutely perfect to 900 yds. at all angles. Now just trash. I head back to camp. Here is a list of things i did. 1. Checked zero at camp and both rifles still good 2. Both rifles have zero stop and were at zero 3. Ammo is what I made and is solid 4. 3 days earlier shooting with both rifles and BR2 worked perfect 5. Checked BR2 yardage to other range finders and reading perfect 6. I then went out to shoot at some rocks at all different ranges and was way off. several feet high and many different ranges. In order to make this work for my hunt I had to turn up the velocity in the br2 up 400fps. I went from 3050 fps to 3450 and it was close. My round is not shooting 3450. Thats just what I put it to hit targets for this hunt. Thats how we smoked the deer below. Was a complete chit show and I still have no idea what happened. Was the br2 taking the new weather elements into effect, but being really drastic? To shoot 6 ft high at 400 yds I would have to have been at like 16 moa. I was at like 4. If anyone has had an issue like this before please talk to me. I have a rifle bull tag coming up and am flat out lost. This happened to both my rifles. Not one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted November 9, 2021 you dun goofed somewhere along the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted November 9, 2021 What scope? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 300 has a vortex viper gen 2 5-25x50 6.5 has a sightron 6-24x50 Both have zero stop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted November 9, 2021 Sounds like bad data in or out or a unit of measure issue. 2 different scopes doing same thing doesn't sound mechanical. Sure you somehow didn't zero stop a full revolution of elevation dial off somehow after last range session? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Big or Bust said: Sounds like bad data in or out or a unit of measure issue. 2 different scopes doing same thing doesn't sound mechanical. Sure you somehow didn't zero stop a full revolution of elevation dial off somehow after last range session? Not on both rifles. I have OCD about stuff like that. After the first shot we checked went back to zero and same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 Getting texts that maybe a suppressor issue? Wants me to check that bullet not hitting anything 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted November 9, 2021 Were the pre-hunt practice, camp zero, and hunt shots all with the suppressor attached? Same question regarding the use of the bipod? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 suppressor yes on everything. bipod yes when shooting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted November 9, 2021 I just scanned through this topic and I haven't read every word posted. Has nobody brought up buck fever? If it's the biggest buck of your life it sounds like you might have been looking at the antlers while you're shooting. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 not it brother... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZBIG10 Report post Posted November 9, 2021 +1 buck fevered Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted November 9, 2021 Read #6 in my original post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted November 9, 2021 Any flex on the stock? Particularly under bipod use making the forend of the stock make slight contact with the barrel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZBIG10 Report post Posted November 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Adicted said: Read #6 in my original post Sorry for your loss my dude. Hope you can keep tabs on this buck and seal the deal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
