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Section 4: Guns/General Subject: Shooting Groups Msg# 897962
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And while both the load and getting the load on target might be separate things, why not do the most important part first?
While there's a place for each, group size and accurate aim, I think that - in most cases - the most important first thing to do is find out just how well your combination of gun, ammo and shooter can group. It does no good to have your sights dead on to the theoretical group center if that group is so big that you never see the shots on paper! Once that usable group is attained, it's no big deal to shift it to your point of aim. In reality, we usually do both at the same time unless our only specific objective is to minimize group size. Then it's immaterial where the group prints, so long as it's tight and can repeat. So, if we're shooting for bragging groups, to evaluate different loads or in bench rest competition, it's totally immaterial whether or not the group is centered on some aiming point. On the other hand, if we're practicing for deer season or high-power competition, we certainly want to be sure our rifle is zeroed. Again, there's a place for each. Stu |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: 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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