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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
I started to find that happening at the height of my match shooting - it almost became a chore of sorts.
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word to that.
making ammo
the travel to matches
shooting
returning
cleaning guns
it's very consuming.
It's a game of variables really.
let's say it's 20 variables that can go from 0 to 100 % correct
Some will have a bigger impact then others
Going off on one variable might be compensated by another variable pushing the error in the other direction.
Ex 1 MOA aiming error to the left, compensated by 1MOA wind reading error to the right.
The goals is to get all the variables right, ALL the time.
aim
eyebox
breathing
positioning (sling/body)
wind
shooter focus
barometric
coreolis (if you go really far)
Barrel build
barrel cleaning
trigger work
shooting position
bullet shape
bullet weight
case volume
case weight
neck tension
powder charge
primer
seat depth
There's more, but you get the idea.
You can get lucky once
twice, but TR matches is usually around 60 shots in succesison..
All these guys that show you a 3 shot or 5 shot MOA group
It's a joke ... That does not cover the statistical variation of anything.
a 3 or 5 shot 1/2 MOA group is getting lucky for the most part.,
(they typically don't show you the 20 or so ****tie moa groups they layed down before and after their good group..)
My main problem was focus, If i over think it i start getting impatient and i screw up.
My best results where when I arrived late, they told me to hurry, and I said F it. and rapid fired my shots
Got silver for that one , 6 5 400 yds falling back, WW2 service rifle