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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #90 on: October 15, 2009, 07:05:29 PM »
All my rifles shoot under 1 MOA or they get worked on, until they do or I sell them.  My Sako .338 will put 3 under a quarter at 200 when I do my job right off the bench.  When I shot a lot, I was shooting almost 2000 rounds a summer in my rifles (none of them smaller than a .257 A.I.).  I just love the smell of burnt gunpowder.  My BLR will shoot shoot sub moa also, not bad for a lever gun, with a creepy trigger.

To answer the original question, it has to be Sub MOA for me, since I shoot nothing but handloads anymore.  As for real life practical shooting, I worked up a practice for myself.  I would save all my gallon milk jugs, fill em with water, add red food coloring.  I would find a good clearcut and grab some jugs start walking, setting a jug on this stump, next to that log, etc.... no yardage marker, no range finder.  Go back, load up the rifle, and shoot the jugs, sitting, kneeling, off hand.  It was great practice, and I got instant gratification watching the red explosion.

sorry if I rambled on and jacked the thread.
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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #91 on: October 16, 2009, 07:49:37 AM »
I do that too Huntbear, I like using the plastic quart oil jugs, try freezing them first sometime, makes a big "Poooof! I bought some out of date canned goods once too, the beets were great!
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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #92 on: October 16, 2009, 11:50:00 AM »
I do that too Huntbear, I like using the plastic quart oil jugs, try freezing them first sometime, makes a big "Poooof! I bought some out of date canned goods once too, the beets were great!
Carl

Oh I bet the beets were cool  :yike:....I want to try this milk jug and dye thing one of these days. 
I had the hubby and the kid and myself out back a couple weeks ago we were blasting cans and skeets and a target...with the shotguns and the 22    we only have about 30-40 yards behind the shop but it works when we can't get up to the woods.....it all started because I wanted to figure out how to shoot the.410 then the guys drug out all their turkey shot that is no longer legal pretty sure the neighbor really hates me now :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #93 on: October 16, 2009, 12:59:52 PM »
Find yourself a real old barn...go inside, load and start shootin...if you hit the broadside, your good to go. :chuckle: :chuckle:. Joke. 100 yards and a quarter. I sight in 3" high at 100 yards with my 270. Seems to work for me :twocents:
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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #94 on: October 16, 2009, 02:05:32 PM »
with my iron sights, and my required 8 or so inches of hold under required at 50-100. I'm feelin comfy nockin clay off sticks at 100 yards 3/4ths of the time.

If I want to shoot flies off paper targets I've got a rifle for that.
(reminds me, next time I go out shootin, gotta remember to put some bacon grease on the target)


I should add, I shake like a madman all the time (hereditary tremor). I know my limits and keep to them (clay at 200 ain't happening, so anything but a target at 200 with these iron sights ain't happen).
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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #95 on: October 16, 2009, 02:19:35 PM »
i dont shoot groups... those bullets are too expensive to robinhood like that. errrr....aah...hmmm... nevermind. :bash:

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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #96 on: October 16, 2009, 03:48:03 PM »
I think my biggest issue with shooting groups is consistancy.. I just hate "flyers"  I can live with a gun that shoots every single shot under 1/2" without ANY flyers.
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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #97 on: October 16, 2009, 04:13:03 PM »
Ok here is a really silly question.....what is moa? I can shoot....and shoot accurately, but, feel stupid not knowing what this means! I sighted in my rifle the other day and put all 3 shots an inch high of where i was aiming....so I called it good.(and yes a quarter could have covered them)

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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #98 on: October 16, 2009, 04:15:36 PM »
Minute of Angle
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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #99 on: October 16, 2009, 04:19:47 PM »
thank you sir.

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Re: What's an acceptable 3 shot Grouping to you??
« Reply #100 on: October 18, 2009, 09:17:36 PM »
went and shot my rem tactical 308 today shot three shot groups that touched with fedral premium 165 barnes x , with factory trigger setting , I went home and lightened the trigger up a bit felt a little stiff should be set to fly , figured I'd shoot the bdc redical next week hope it works with that load.

 


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