What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??

[boneaddict]

In a deep West Virginia accent............"I can hit a pie plate at a 100 yards."

[JackOfAllTrades]

There are a good many rifles on the market that can shoot MOA out of the box. Tens of thousands of them that won't even with hand loads. A good many people can't shoot MOA with that rifle that can.

For a big game hunting arm, 1.5 MOA at any distance is good for me. For a varmint gun -something less than .240cal, I'll demand MOA and better.

-Steve

[carpsniperg2]

  well said jack

[Gobble]

In a deep West Virginia accent............"I can hit a pie plate at a 100 yards."

Bone Now youv'e done it.......You pulled the pie plate card  

I almost said that earlier but I figured it would rile up the troops. You used to hear that all the time, If you can hit a pie plate at 100 yrds it will kill a deer, Unfortunately thats pretty true. I hold myself to higher standards though

[mossback91]

as long as the laser on the boresighter hits the 10 ring Im good to go!!

[spur_ride]

I like to see a 3 shot group inside an inch at 100yds 2 inches high.

[bankwalker]

as long as my first 2 shots are within an inch, and the 3rd is within 2 inches of the first 2 then im more then happy.

i use to go to the range all the time, was a great shot. but i think i have lost of shooting ability

[PolarBear]

Call BS all you want but I shot competition rifle and handgun for many years and yes, I sight my rifles in at those tolerances.  Try shooting more than a couple of days a year and you can do it as well.

[Rgrady35]

BS You said we could call it all we want. 

[norsepeak]

If I'm shooting for "hunting" type groups, then MOA is fine...If I'm shootin one of my customs, it better be half MOA or better, or I'm threatening to throw it over the hill into the brush!  

That's just my standards though....saw a guy cleanly miss a huge bull at 40 yards broadside with a 7mm this year, so his standard must be (in a strong West Virginia accent) "If I can hit a barndoor at 100 yards, it's good enough"

[jackelope]

Call BS all you want but I shot competition rifle and handgun for many years and yes, I sight my rifles in at those tolerances.  Try shooting more than a couple of days a year and you can do it as well.

i'd like to know what you're shooting to do that...i shoot more than a couple times a year. you're talking about 1/4 moa out of a hunting rifle. i'm assuming it's a custom rifle with handloads?

[JackOfAllTrades]

............"I can hit a pie plate at a 100 yards."

Standing, I can hit a 10" plate 9 of 10 times at 200m with iron sights and every time with optical sight.  With optical sight, the plate can get a lot smaller if I change to a supported shooting position.

Anything other than that is unacceptable to me.

So, that doesn't relate to the accuracy of the rifle, but does combine the rifle and shootists capability.

-Steve

[JackOfAllTrades]

Carefull  Jackalope..    

He doesn't list the caliber.   And that's 1/2moa.  Certainly possible out of nearly any of the 6mm cartridges with good hunting barrels.

-Steve

-And I do know people with 7mm and .30cal hunting rifles that can do it too..  Not as many, but with a good schillen barrel or such.. Possible.

[bow4elk]

This is simply a personal thing.  Figure out your own effective range with your set up and shooting style, then stick to it.  The grouping size is relative and not worth arguing, really.  It's more about kill zones and taking ethical shots.  One shot in the kill zone at 141 yards when you're out of breath leaning against the side of tree is better than 3 shots inside a quarter on a bench at 200 yards.  

The point is, just practice and take ethical shots.  The rest will work itself out.

[carpsniperg2]

i'd like to know what you're shooting to do that...i shoot more than a couple times a year. you're talking about 1/4 moa out of a hunting rifle. i'm assuming it's a custom rifle with handloads?

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