That would be me as well.Who does your job (holding, aiming and firing) when biggest groups are shot?
That would be me as well.Who does your job (holding, aiming and firing) when biggest groups are shot?
I prefer to clean before accuracy degrades.
If you and your stuff are good enough, you'll understand.
How many MOA subtend a minute of deer?Bart B:
Point taken, and you are correct. But I think he knew his audience. I shot MUCH less than he did. And my version of accurate--"minute of deer"-- wasn't what he measured by.
So yes, maintain before the fail, but his version of fail and mine were two different scenarios.
Does he live in Maine? I know a guy with the same gun who does the same thing.Every year before deer rifle season i see the same guy show up at the range. He's got a beauty Weatherby Mark V in 300 Weatherby. Stainless fluted barrel.
Anyways, guy sets up a 9" paper plate at 50 yards. As long as he has 3 shots hitting the plate, regardless of where on the plate, he's "good".
If his shots go where they are called, that's a perfect sighting in and zero on the sights for that range.Depends where you are & what your shooting, from my observation.
Every year before deer rifle season i see the same guy show up at the range. He's got a beauty Weatherby Mark V in 300 Weatherby. Stainless fluted barrel.
Anyways, guy sets up a 9" paper plate at 50 yards. As long as he has 3 shots hitting the plate, regardless of where on the plate, he's "good".
Myself i prefer a much smaller impact area.
If i have 1+ moa i'm not happy.
But that's just me.
I believe the "classic" minute of deer is a typical 7 or 8" paper dinner plate at 100 yds--put all your shots (anywhere) inside it and you are ready to terrorize Bambi. Many of the hunters I know do exactly this the weekend before season opens with 3 or 4 shots of corelokts and off they go, otherwise may not have shot the rifle since the previous year's season.How many MOA subtend a minute of deer?
I don't use that method--I just see the guys come out the week before season open. Usually they pin a paper plate to a tree, make an x with a sharpie in the middle, prop the rifle on whatever they have on their truck take a few shots and call it good. Sometimes it may be only 25 yds or 50 yds and if it groups relatively close--an inch or two--and an inch or two high from the x--that is also called good.I'm guessing they intend on hunting at 100 yds or less, though they sometimes have some pretty powerful cartridges for that (like the aforementioned 300 Wbymag)Stagpanther,
Is your MOD test with paper plates shot from the benchrest positions, or field positions without artificial support?
Most commercial rifle barrels are hammer forged. And the accuracy guarantees limited to 3 shots is a sign of poor barrel installation or stress relieving
How many MOA subtend a minute of deer?