"screamer"
- Thread starter Underthegun
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. So if I shoot a .4" 5 shot group with a 308 it will make one hole. Is that a screamer?Any caliber going into one small hole.
TERMINATOR101CA
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT ??????????????
Yeah that would be a screamer at >200 yds, I would say. If you're holding your target just past muzzle blast then no..............
Yeah that would be a screamer at >200 yds, I would say. If you're holding your target just past muzzle blast then no..............
. That is why I am asking. What qualifies as a screamer. Surely there must be some sort of definition other than a "one hole group"
IBS screamer
The IBS Bench Rest organization with Precision shooting magazine gives out " Official Screamer Patches" for screamer sized groups, shot in IBS sanctioned matches. For 100 yards a 5 shot group must be less than .100 inches to receive a patch. And it used to be less than .200 for 200yd groups. I'm not sure what sizes qualify for greater yardages, but checking the IBS rule book, or Precision Shooting Magazine should give the sizes.
NormB
The IBS Bench Rest organization with Precision shooting magazine gives out " Official Screamer Patches" for screamer sized groups, shot in IBS sanctioned matches. For 100 yards a 5 shot group must be less than .100 inches to receive a patch. And it used to be less than .200 for 200yd groups. I'm not sure what sizes qualify for greater yardages, but checking the IBS rule book, or Precision Shooting Magazine should give the sizes.
NormB
The term "Screamer" as I know it comes from shooting a 5 shot group at 100 yds that is measured outside to outside for the total group size minus the caliber diameter, which then totals less than .100". For a 200 yds group it would be less than .250".
These are the methods used in the International Benchrest Shooter (IBS) and the National Bench Rest Shooter Association (NBRSA) for short range group shooting.
They are also used by Benchrest Shooter Canada (BRSC).
These are the methods used in the International Benchrest Shooter (IBS) and the National Bench Rest Shooter Association (NBRSA) for short range group shooting.
They are also used by Benchrest Shooter Canada (BRSC).
I shoot 3 shot groups like that all the time. As long as I remember to bring those little white peices of paper with me.......
Mine will shoot 1 shot 1 hole groups in the .000's all day.......with or without paper.
Amen brother. There are times when you just do NOT want to pull the trigger on the last and final shot with an epic 4 shot group.
aim 3 feet to the high.... "I dunno... it must have gone through the same hole!"
Republic of Alberta
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When you suddenly shoot a 2" group with your under 1/2 "all day long" rifle. Then you scream.
I have seen many guys shoot screamer groups.
I have seen many guys shoot screamer groups.
rnbra-shooter
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Serious response to the original question: I always understood that "screamer" was a term from benchrest, meaning a group "in the zeros" at 100 yards, i.e. a five-shot group smaller than .100"
Now for the rest of ya.....
A very good shooter once told me, "nobody ever made a group smaller by firing another shot at it". It's a remark that was mostly meant in fun but it sure can trigger an awful lot of thought if you start thinking it through.
@Republic of Alberta, I have to say I like your definition of a screamer.
Now for the rest of ya.....
A very good shooter once told me, "nobody ever made a group smaller by firing another shot at it". It's a remark that was mostly meant in fun but it sure can trigger an awful lot of thought if you start thinking it through.
@Republic of Alberta, I have to say I like your definition of a screamer.
TERMINATOR101CA
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I understood ,but what your question lacked a parameter, namely distance. Asking if a 5 shot group with a .308 Win in the .4 of an inch is a screamer is like asking how long is it going to take to get "there" driving 50Km/h without a distance to "there"........compriende amigo ?
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In that case I shoot screamers all the time. What kind of prize do I get for successfully shooting screamers all day?
