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<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 1045559" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">FWIW,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Using AB Analytics WEZ, I calculated the shot percentage difference of a 300 RUM shooting with an estimated 1 MPH crosswind uncertainty on a 10" square target at 1000m. The shot percentage difference between a .4MOA and a .2 MOA precision potential shooter/rifle/gun combination was 1%.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The difference between estimated shot percentage first round hit with a 1 MPH crosswind uncertainty compared to a .75 MPH crosswind uncertainty was 13%.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What does this tell me?For LR shots there is smaller margin of percentage gain by slightly increasing MOA potential. Increasing shot percentage is better gained with skills in accuracy rather than solely focused on precision. Both are important, one is more important.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Again, talk is surrounded by how sexy one can be or should be. Nothing wrong with this. I like the sexiness of both single shot and repeater precision especially how sexy the look. However, I don't worry about my rifle being a repeater vs. single shot for hunting if I'm achieving .5 MOA or better potential. I'm more concerned with the wind as this is what will usually make or break my first round shot, not another .1 or .2 MOA.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Cold bore dirty bore first round shot, one of my hunting repeaters is more precise than any of my single shot target rifles…..although after three or four rounds the target rifles will paint better groups than my repeater. I tend to not advise target practicing on big game animals to warm up a target barrel.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 1045559, member: 63748"] [SIZE=2] [FONT=Verdana]FWIW,[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Using AB Analytics WEZ, I calculated the shot percentage difference of a 300 RUM shooting with an estimated 1 MPH crosswind uncertainty on a 10” square target at 1000m. The shot percentage difference between a .4MOA and a .2 MOA precision potential shooter/rifle/gun combination was 1%.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The difference between estimated shot percentage first round hit with a 1 MPH crosswind uncertainty compared to a .75 MPH crosswind uncertainty was 13%.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]What does this tell me?For LR shots there is smaller margin of percentage gain by slightly increasing MOA potential. Increasing shot percentage is better gained with skills in accuracy rather than solely focused on precision. Both are important, one is more important.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Again, talk is surrounded by how sexy one can be or should be. Nothing wrong with this. I like the sexiness of both single shot and repeater precision especially how sexy the look. However, I don’t worry about my rifle being a repeater vs. single shot for hunting if I’m achieving .5 MOA or better potential. I’m more concerned with the wind as this is what will usually make or break my first round shot, not another .1 or .2 MOA.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Cold bore dirty bore first round shot, one of my hunting repeaters is more precise than any of my single shot target rifles…..although after three or four rounds the target rifles will paint better groups than my repeater. I tend to not advise target practicing on big game animals to warm up a target barrel.[/FONT] [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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