Shot my JP Enterprises AR today at 200 yards

[jphillips63]

I had purchased this JP rifle from a board member back last winter and today I finally took it out and shot few rnds thru it to see how it would group.
I have around 5000 rnds of 223 ammo loaded up for another custom AR I own but it has a 16" barrel so I thought at minimum I'd get it sighted in not thinking the loads I have would work well in this rifle. The load I shot today is 26 grns Varget and a Sierra 69 grn moly bullet.
With rain on the way I set up an uncle Buds bull bag on the tailgate of my truck and shot this way not figuring this load would even be close to show off. One shot and a scope adjustment and here are the results.

First group I thought ok I need trigger time as it was all horizontal so I figured I was pulling on the trigger
This group measures .473




This second group I could see this rifle has some potential yet I still needed more time behind the trigger. I could also see my heart beat thru the scope which is not good for groups.

This group measures .438




As the rain started to begin I decided one more five shot group so I repositioned the bull bag so the hand grip of the rifle was off the tailgate of the truck and I pushed the rifle up against the tailgate making for a more solid and stable hold. The results of this paid off and I may be settled in on this load for the rifle but I'm still gonna try and tweak it a bit more and see if I can squeeze a bit more accuracy from the rifle.

Again these were shot at 200 yards. Thats always my starting point for any accuracy load.

Finally this group measures .296




Here are pics of the rifle I was shooting today.







Comments are welcomed.

Edited July 22, 2013 by jphillips63

[leroy]

Good shootin!  Thanks for posting the pics.

 

leroy

[coopracing]

I'll take it,,,,,,,,,,,,, :up:

 

Just kidding, but that kind of grouping excites me. I can only hope to get one of mine this good at 100yrds.

[Westwindmike]

I wouldn't change a thing. It's already shooting better than most AR's at 100 yards.

[Guest Bonedaddy]

That's purdy damn accurate for 200 yds. I'd just leave it alone and smile with an eeeviiiiilll grin. :death:

[Guest intensefab]

As others have said, that's a tight group from a AR!!

 

Let it be and enjoy the heck out of it!

[Guest Plus1Hdcp]

Looks like you found the right recipe for that rifle.  Great shooting

[rugerla1]

Very nice shooting, you and the rifle :up:

[timthetoolman]

Thats impressive.  I am thinking about building a varmint upper and would like to get this type of performance out of it.  Can you share some details on the specs?  Twist, barrel length etc.  One of my accuracy loads for 223 is nearly the same as the one you listed, 25.5 Varget behind a Sierra 69gr MK.  Nice shootin'!