I just got a new Tikka T3 Hunter in .223 about a week ago. I was able to take it the range once, and it had outstanding accuracy, but that particualar range was limited to 130 yards.
I bought this rifle speciflcally for long range shooting at 400+ yards, but today I let someone handle my gun, and they banged it against a glass table, which had a metal edge on it. See the attached pictures for the results. Sorry for all the lint on the rifle.
My question is, how much will this hurt the inherent accuracy of my rifle (as in, if it were to be shot from a vice, not acounting for human error)? It was certainly sub-MOA when I shot it last weekend. 1 MOA of difference? .1MOA? .01 MOA?
This is really bothering me actually, since I've always heard damage to the front of a rifle kills accuracy. I'd hate to miss and wonder if I could have hit without these knicks...
Moral of the story is, don't let a stranger handle your rifle, I suppose.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, I don't know anything about this, since I'm always extremely careful with my rifles.
I bought this rifle speciflcally for long range shooting at 400+ yards, but today I let someone handle my gun, and they banged it against a glass table, which had a metal edge on it. See the attached pictures for the results. Sorry for all the lint on the rifle.
My question is, how much will this hurt the inherent accuracy of my rifle (as in, if it were to be shot from a vice, not acounting for human error)? It was certainly sub-MOA when I shot it last weekend. 1 MOA of difference? .1MOA? .01 MOA?
This is really bothering me actually, since I've always heard damage to the front of a rifle kills accuracy. I'd hate to miss and wonder if I could have hit without these knicks...
Moral of the story is, don't let a stranger handle your rifle, I suppose.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, I don't know anything about this, since I'm always extremely careful with my rifles.
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