Patrick, are you telling me that this here fake sniper rifle can quite possibly be made to shoot better by resting it on sand bags with handloaded ammunition?
Seriously though my uncle got me started reloading in 1984 for a Marlin 336 lever gun in 35 Remington which I still have. It will consistently shoot MOA 3 shot groups at 100yds with IMR 3031 powder and Sierra 200 gr RN bullets. Scope sighted of course. Damn good for a lever gun.
Opportunists have been ignored and I'll get around to experimenting with the Tikka sooner or later right now I'm more than happy with how it shoots with commercial and surplus ammo, SMOBHA.( that's Sub Minute Of Bo Hog Accuracy) I never said I hadn't shot it off bags, just that the pictured target was shot using a different style with factory hunting loads. It does noticeably better with a proper rest.
I never really got into the competitive target shooting thing, nothing wrong with it but those paper targets taste much worse than the wrong end of a BPCR blow tube.
I'm a diehard hunter, hogs can be hunted year round and deer season in my area is 4 1/2 months long. I also have a special DNR sanctioned crop damage permit that allows me to hunt deer an additional 4 months. IMO, live game is the ultimate reactive target.