Hi...As a new member here, I have a question for those who may be able to help. I recently shot a 100 yard, 3-round group from the bench where the resulting hole measured smaller then the actual diameter of the bullet.
In this case, exactly how is the group measured? Is it simply a matter of measuring the hole edge to edge? If this is the case, the hole measured .288 while the bullet measured .308. Would this then be measured as a .288 inch group? I obviously can't subtract the diameter of the bullet since this would give me a negative number.
While I've been able to shoot quite a number of groups in the .00x range, this is actually my first time shooting a group smaller then the diameter of the bullet.
I've asked quite a number of my fellow shooters how to approach this, and quite simply, no one was sure.
Thank you in advance for any help you may provide.
P.S. By the way, for those who may wonder why this isn't a 5-round group, I just didn't load up enough rounds. This was a test load I was working up for this particular rifle.
P.S.S. I've tried loading a picture of the actual target, but apparently the size of the image is too great.
In this case, exactly how is the group measured? Is it simply a matter of measuring the hole edge to edge? If this is the case, the hole measured .288 while the bullet measured .308. Would this then be measured as a .288 inch group? I obviously can't subtract the diameter of the bullet since this would give me a negative number.
While I've been able to shoot quite a number of groups in the .00x range, this is actually my first time shooting a group smaller then the diameter of the bullet.
I've asked quite a number of my fellow shooters how to approach this, and quite simply, no one was sure.
Thank you in advance for any help you may provide.
P.S. By the way, for those who may wonder why this isn't a 5-round group, I just didn't load up enough rounds. This was a test load I was working up for this particular rifle.
P.S.S. I've tried loading a picture of the actual target, but apparently the size of the image is too great.