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Section 4: Guns/General Subject: Shooting Groups Msg# 897914
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That's sort of my point... A tight group out of the black only tells us that the shooter bought or built a consistent load that his gun likes. We are still in doubt about whether the shooter knows anything about the load's ballistic path, whether he can judge and compensate for wind and distance, or whether he even knows how to operate his sighting system. Some might argue that these things are way more difficult than coming up with a load the gun likes...
And while both the load and getting the load on target might be separate things, why not do the most important part first? Get the round on target and then shoot for a group. The group is a useless, irrelevant collection of misses if it isn't on target. What if you get overrun by zombies while shooting the group first? You're undead meat, that's what! You have to hit them in the head you know.
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: That's the problem with you kids today - always in a rush! It's a two-stage process, Allan! First, you develop a load that groups tightly enough so that you can hit a squirrel's head. Then you move that tight group to the point of aim. There's no sense in worrying about where the group will print if it's so big that you will be shooting all around the squirrel rather than popping him in the head! In other words - for those of you in Rio Linda It's certainly possible to do both at once but nowhere is it stated that the two have to be done simultaneously! Redundant Stu |
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- they are two separate activities. The first is developing your ability and your load (or choosing the right factory load and gun if you don't handload) to be consistent. The second is dialing that combination in to be accurate.