Is this good enough accuracy for deer?
- Thread starter joe-nwt
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I'll bet ya $100 ya can't do that if it was running
PS for the love of jeezez make the time and get out for the 200 yrds
PS for the love of jeezez make the time and get out for the 200 yrds
Yea, I know how much of a pain it is too hit something with those lousy shooting rifles Joe. I have one that shoots like that too, generally under ½moa all the way out to 400 meters. Here's one really good sample....the group measures .040" for 3 shots (with a Nosler Partition, no less). Regards, Eagleye
Ain't it interesting that five .308 cal bullets can produce a .113 inch group...
Nice shooting, though...
Not sure if you know or not, but the convention for measuring group size is to measure largest outside dimension, and then subtract caliber diameter. So a 0.4" wide hole, less 0.3" bullet diam, equals. 0.1" group size.
BTW, that is absolutely amazing accuracy.
Yea, I know how much of a pain it is too hit something with those lousy shooting rifles Joe. I have one that shoots like that too, generally under ½moa all the way out to 400 meters. Here's one really good sample....the group measures .040" for 3 shots (with a Nosler Partition, no less). Regards, Eagleye
Nice group eagleye! Is that 5 shots?
maple_leaf_eh
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I have never seen a deer with a fluorescent orange aiming mark on the flank. Nor will be a legal, ethically chosen deer stand motionless 100yd from your convenient hunting bench while you arrange your rest, bags and plastic ammo box.
It has been my school-of-lost-deer experience that field shooting is utterly different from bullseye target shooting; confusing the two is wrong. Instead I had to learn quick aim and hold sight pictures, aim over tables and range estimation. It wasn't easy.
It has been my school-of-lost-deer experience that field shooting is utterly different from bullseye target shooting; confusing the two is wrong. Instead I had to learn quick aim and hold sight pictures, aim over tables and range estimation. It wasn't easy.
While I agree with your statement in principle, and I do practice a LOT from field positions and I shoot at game type targets right out to my personally chosen distance limits, a rifle/load that has proven itself to be very accurate builds confidence as far as equipment is concerned. For example, I have to be a lot more careful from a field position with a 2½moa rifle than I do with a ½moa rifle especially anywhere beyond 300 meters. I also know exactly what a tight sling does to my point of impact. Ditto a rest on the side of a tree vs a rest on top of my hat on a rock or stump. There is no substitute for practice, and knowing where a rifle shoots at any given distance is vital to humane harvesting of the chosen animal. Regards, Eagleye.
