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Section 4: Guns/General Subject: Shooting Groups Msg# 897842
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I'm sure that there is. Why mess up a good aiming point?? If I can put 5-10 shots into a quarter inch at 100-200 yards, it's a simple matter to adjust the point of aim to wherever I want it 
So everybody says... Who is impressed by the hunter who shoots a one-inch group at 300 yards - just below the animal's belly? Or the defensive shooter who fires a one-inch group at 50 yards - just inches to the left of the head of the person who is shooting at him? I've done the same thing (but not as well as Dale)...
I'm just wondering why we don't take the next step and move those tight groups to where they are also effective groups before we take our photos. Whether shooting while hunting, in self defense or at targets with scoring rings only the hits striking the point of aim fulfill the purpose of the shot. All the other holes mark misses. Shouldn't we strive to mess up that shiny clean point of aim by trying to put all our bullets through it? Isn't that why we're shooting? Just wondering out loud... |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: >>>Isn't there a form of bench rest type of competition where they don't care whether you hit the aiming point or not, they just measure the size of the group? That always seemed counterproductive to me and worthy of at least a small amount of ridicule...BigGrin<< I'm sure that there is. Why mess up a good aiming point?? If I can put 5-10 shots into a quarter inch at 100-200 yards, it's a simple matter to adjust the point of aim to wherever I want it Harvey/ Ga |
...but where are the truly impressive pictures of targets that prove it?
