Rob Pincus
New member
Sheesh, I can't believe that I am asking this kind of a nit-picky question.. but, here goes:
On another Thread a couple of guys have made statements that seem to imply that a group is measured "around" your point of aim. I was under the impression that a group was simply measured around your holes in the target, regardless of how far the average point of impact was from the point of aim.
Confused?
IOW: If I shoot at a dot and all of my rounds are in a two inch circle that is located 10 inches to the 11 O'clock from the dot, I have still shot a 2" group, right?
Obvisouly, I am not within 1 inch of my point of aim, though a sight adjustment should make that possible, right?? Is it still "okay" with rifle guys to refer to the original group as a " two inch group " or do I need to be "on target" before I can really proclaim a true "group" ??
I have always figured that a group was measured to show the potential of the rifle, while the difference between point of aim and point of impact (ie- hitting your target) was more indicative of shooter skill.
I just wondered, so that we would all be on the same page.
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On another Thread a couple of guys have made statements that seem to imply that a group is measured "around" your point of aim. I was under the impression that a group was simply measured around your holes in the target, regardless of how far the average point of impact was from the point of aim.
Confused?
IOW: If I shoot at a dot and all of my rounds are in a two inch circle that is located 10 inches to the 11 O'clock from the dot, I have still shot a 2" group, right?
Obvisouly, I am not within 1 inch of my point of aim, though a sight adjustment should make that possible, right?? Is it still "okay" with rifle guys to refer to the original group as a " two inch group " or do I need to be "on target" before I can really proclaim a true "group" ??
I have always figured that a group was measured to show the potential of the rifle, while the difference between point of aim and point of impact (ie- hitting your target) was more indicative of shooter skill.
I just wondered, so that we would all be on the same page.
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-Essayons