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# of Shots per Group and MOA - Results
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<blockquote data-quote="LRNut" data-source="post: 1941616" data-attributes="member: 3230"><p>Bench rest shooters don't care about where the group lands; all they care about is size. </p><p></p><p>Obviously, if you are hunting, you want to place the first bullet into the vitals. I often drive 45 minutes just to take one shot at long range; simulates hunting. I rarely shoot more than one bullet because I now know the wind. To your point, if my goal was to hit a 12 inch circle at 800 yards 90% of the time, I could miss with shot number 1, correct for the wind, then hit 9 more times and convince myself the probability of connecting at 800 is 90%. A better exercise is to go out and shoot one bullet every hour, or even better, one bullet a day over ten days.</p><p></p><p>However, to say aggregates don't matter is really saying you are ignorant of probability and statistics. What we are trying to do is ascertain the odds of missing when all else is perfect. If my rifle shoots 8 inch groups at 800 yards, I have only 2 inches of allowable wind drift before I risk missing (granted, not a great chance of missing, but a chance). A rifle that shoots 1/2 MOA has TWICE the allowable wind drift error that a one MOA rifle has. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps I am just not comprehending what you are saying...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRNut, post: 1941616, member: 3230"] Bench rest shooters don't care about where the group lands; all they care about is size. Obviously, if you are hunting, you want to place the first bullet into the vitals. I often drive 45 minutes just to take one shot at long range; simulates hunting. I rarely shoot more than one bullet because I now know the wind. To your point, if my goal was to hit a 12 inch circle at 800 yards 90% of the time, I could miss with shot number 1, correct for the wind, then hit 9 more times and convince myself the probability of connecting at 800 is 90%. A better exercise is to go out and shoot one bullet every hour, or even better, one bullet a day over ten days. However, to say aggregates don't matter is really saying you are ignorant of probability and statistics. What we are trying to do is ascertain the odds of missing when all else is perfect. If my rifle shoots 8 inch groups at 800 yards, I have only 2 inches of allowable wind drift before I risk missing (granted, not a great chance of missing, but a chance). A rifle that shoots 1/2 MOA has TWICE the allowable wind drift error that a one MOA rifle has. Perhaps I am just not comprehending what you are saying... [/QUOTE]
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