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Scope field evaluations on rokslide
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<blockquote data-quote="Paladin300" data-source="post: 2977528" data-attributes="member: 115299"><p>I don't do thirty shot groups but multiple five shot groups and figure the aggregate. Shooting a 30 round group fails to take into account the fliers and also limits the rifle to a single event. I prefer to track group size over time. I record and note every group and round a rifle shoots. First for load development and then for precision and accuracy. I use five shot groups because it will be more accurate as there is no need to account for shooter fatigue. There are multiple ways to do it. I don't necessarily think any way is more beneficial than another as long as you are keep a record of your shots over time. You could shoot one shot at thirty dots and calculate the aggregate and get the same results. I don't shoot that much anymore but use to shoot a lot more. I don't doubt the scope could have malfunctioned. However, a loose erector assembly should show some measure of inconsistency and to have groups clump and bounce back and forth the way those did is intriguing. It shows a pattern of consistency which bares the question why? When I have seen a busted erector system it looks like what you have but shots are inconsistent and always moving left, right, up etc. I think you like Trijicon great! You will shoot it well because you believe in it.</p><p>I did not mean to single you out. The groups just lended themselves to use to illustrate how shooter error could account for a shifting zero, not that this is what happened in your case. I have seen so many shooters who blame their issues on equipment failures which in my experience only accounts for a small percentage of issues. Scopes are really personal preference. And their are a lot of factors that come into play when choosing the right scope for the task at hand. I want particularly new shooters to get involved without thinking their equipment is inadequate. The scope test are valuable but not definitive nor without issue. Multiple manufacturers build quality products that are task specific. Below are a few examples of what I consider rock solid setups that are task specific, no two are a like. Three are hunting set ups and two are competitive and tactical set ups. Non of them has ever lost zero. The Sako 270 is in the back seat of my truck where it stays throughout hunting season, uncased, lying on top of my go bag.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]522487[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]522485[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]522484[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]522483[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paladin300, post: 2977528, member: 115299"] I don't do thirty shot groups but multiple five shot groups and figure the aggregate. Shooting a 30 round group fails to take into account the fliers and also limits the rifle to a single event. I prefer to track group size over time. I record and note every group and round a rifle shoots. First for load development and then for precision and accuracy. I use five shot groups because it will be more accurate as there is no need to account for shooter fatigue. There are multiple ways to do it. I don't necessarily think any way is more beneficial than another as long as you are keep a record of your shots over time. You could shoot one shot at thirty dots and calculate the aggregate and get the same results. I don't shoot that much anymore but use to shoot a lot more. I don't doubt the scope could have malfunctioned. However, a loose erector assembly should show some measure of inconsistency and to have groups clump and bounce back and forth the way those did is intriguing. It shows a pattern of consistency which bares the question why? When I have seen a busted erector system it looks like what you have but shots are inconsistent and always moving left, right, up etc. I think you like Trijicon great! You will shoot it well because you believe in it. I did not mean to single you out. The groups just lended themselves to use to illustrate how shooter error could account for a shifting zero, not that this is what happened in your case. I have seen so many shooters who blame their issues on equipment failures which in my experience only accounts for a small percentage of issues. Scopes are really personal preference. And their are a lot of factors that come into play when choosing the right scope for the task at hand. I want particularly new shooters to get involved without thinking their equipment is inadequate. The scope test are valuable but not definitive nor without issue. Multiple manufacturers build quality products that are task specific. Below are a few examples of what I consider rock solid setups that are task specific, no two are a like. Three are hunting set ups and two are competitive and tactical set ups. Non of them has ever lost zero. The Sako 270 is in the back seat of my truck where it stays throughout hunting season, uncased, lying on top of my go bag. [ATTACH type="full"]522487[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]522485[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]522484[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]522483[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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