Thread: The importance of Seating depths

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

That's an impressive 2nd photo cluster of shots but Call me pedantic, in hunting terms does the difference between a 1 moa and .4 moa really matter? It obviously does in target shooting but in the field where the target can be as large as 8 or more inches both will be acceptable to at least 400 yards, and how many of us honestly shoot animals further than that on a regular basis?

I guess it just comes down to how far your actually shooting. Most people dont shoot that far but theres more & more out there pushing the limits with longer ranges these days. Variables like wind, shit rest/shooting position, temperature especially running powders like superformance etc, average operator on the trigger all play a part so if you can make the grouping part of the equation as good as possible its one less thing to go wrong. At 100m the difference between .4moa and 1moa isnt gonna make much difference at all. But at 400 yards, ill admit the difference still isnt huge for the likes of a deer, .4moa is roughly a 1.6 inch group? Wheras 1moa is a 4 inch group. If your starting at 4 inches at 400 yards and only getting worse from there as far as a bad wind call or any of the other variables, its just more potential for things to go wrong.