I practice with my hunting rifles @100M standing. I wrap my left arm through the sling. With my '06 I shoot 4 rnd groups, with the 375 5 rnd because of mag size and making groups the equal #s out of 20. Anything above 6" bugs me because I know the shots I messed up. 5" doesn't make me mad, just a bit disappointed and motivated to improve. I've shot 1 group with each rifle under 4", the '06 was about 5/8" better than the 375, but I've been working with it longer. These are stock Savage and CZ rifles with a Boyd's on the CZ. I shoot 150gr moving quick with the '06, 270gr over 70gr of IMR4064 in the 375. Of course, consistency shot to shot is the battle. There are some very experienced shooters here so my question is what consistent group size is good enough? I would love to be consistent around 3". It seems that position and relaxed confidence on the trigger finger are what make grp to grp variations for me.
Note: For those who say shooting groups doesn't similate hunting; no it doesn't. It's much more difficult to be consistent than lucky once or twice. My goal is to make my fundamentals sound enough to shoot alright on a bad day. Those who say "always use a rest", no #### Sherlock; not often available to me where I hunt. Train with more difficulty so things are easier day of, not harder.
Note: For those who say shooting groups doesn't similate hunting; no it doesn't. It's much more difficult to be consistent than lucky once or twice. My goal is to make my fundamentals sound enough to shoot alright on a bad day. Those who say "always use a rest", no #### Sherlock; not often available to me where I hunt. Train with more difficulty so things are easier day of, not harder.
