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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
How accurate is accurate enough?
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<blockquote data-quote="BryanLitz" data-source="post: 330736" data-attributes="member: 7848"><p>Good replies.</p><p></p><p>I'd like to bring up some additional considerations.</p><p></p><p>The groups that the rifle/shooter are capable of is a relatively small part of the picture as far as LR hunting is concerned. </p><p></p><p>I think there are a lot of rifles/shooters out there capable of shooting 10" to 15" groups at 1000 yards. However, I think there are very few rifles/shooters out there who can <strong><em><u>hit 10" to 15" targets at 1000 yards on the first shot.</u></em></strong> </p><p></p><p>I think many shooters falsely believe that if their rifle shoots 10" groups, then they can hit 10" targets. It's not that easy. The important knowledge that's required to center shots on the aimpoint at long range is often overlooked. This important knowledge is of course related to ballistics.</p><p></p><p>The topic is addressed in this article: <a href="http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/?p=76" target="_blank">Hitting Targets at Long Range</a></p><p></p><p>It's important to tune your rifle to shoot the smallest groups possible, BUT that's only a prerequisite for hitting small targets at long range. When you consider the challenge of addressing all the ballistic effects, it puts the 1/3 MOA vs 1/2 MOA question into perspective. When 2 degrees of cant cause you to hit over 10" wide of your aimpoint at 1000 yards, it doesn't matter if your rifle shoots 1" groups at that range, you still miss.</p><p></p><p>This is pretty common sense stuff that doesn't disagree with anything that's been said. I'm only bringing it up because it's important to keep questions and answers in proper perspective.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck,</p><p>-Bryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryanLitz, post: 330736, member: 7848"] Good replies. I'd like to bring up some additional considerations. The groups that the rifle/shooter are capable of is a relatively small part of the picture as far as LR hunting is concerned. I think there are a lot of rifles/shooters out there capable of shooting 10" to 15" groups at 1000 yards. However, I think there are very few rifles/shooters out there who can [B][I][U]hit 10" to 15" targets at 1000 yards on the first shot.[/U][/I][/B] I think many shooters falsely believe that if their rifle shoots 10" groups, then they can hit 10" targets. It's not that easy. The important knowledge that's required to center shots on the aimpoint at long range is often overlooked. This important knowledge is of course related to ballistics. The topic is addressed in this article: [URL="http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/?p=76"]Hitting Targets at Long Range[/URL] It's important to tune your rifle to shoot the smallest groups possible, BUT that's only a prerequisite for hitting small targets at long range. When you consider the challenge of addressing all the ballistic effects, it puts the 1/3 MOA vs 1/2 MOA question into perspective. When 2 degrees of cant cause you to hit over 10" wide of your aimpoint at 1000 yards, it doesn't matter if your rifle shoots 1" groups at that range, you still miss. This is pretty common sense stuff that doesn't disagree with anything that's been said. I'm only bringing it up because it's important to keep questions and answers in proper perspective. Best of luck, -Bryan [/QUOTE]
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