Thread: Acceptable group size at long range ?

Originally Posted by The Claw

Berger Gen 2 Hybrid, using custom BC as the .420 BC means it will shoot high. Chey Tac case (Greg Duley's 338 Lunatic)

So do you use it for hunting and what weight is the rifle??

Originally Posted by Tussock

So Greg, your averaging .5-.6MOA to range in field conditions with those big guns?

Have been quite easily at 500 & 625 yards have had 3 shots down to .23 but usually .34 & up to .85 in the wind......usually not to far from intended poi.

Had 2 misses at 950 out of 5 shots in changable conditions & a very crappy position 34 degress up, the other day, both misses were first shots, I'm slowly getting better

Need to get the dies sorted better for the 375 & then I will get that humming again.....mmmmmm big high bc bullets...mmmmmm

You should be good to win the gunslinger comp next time its on with stats like that Greg !!! I shot a measly 860 yards the other day and missed every single shot -I dont know what the group size was as I couldnt see it throught the glare of the sun lol

Originally Posted by el borracho

You should be good to win the gunslinger comp next time its on with stats like that Greg !!! I shot a measly 860 yards the other day and missed every single shot -I dont know what the group size was as I couldnt see it throught the glare of the sun lol

Nope not going :-)

That can happen very easily at any range

I saw a pic of a 3 shot group the other day approx .27 moa well past 1400

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

I saw a pic of a 3 shot group the other day approx .27 moa well past 1400

Cool, how close was the first one to the centre of the target?

Originally Posted by gimp

Cool, how close was the first one to the centre of the target?

...why do I feel like we've just gone full-circle?

Ps. Debate about group size vs. first-round hits aside (I found it quite interesting, and can see the merits of both):

-why are we talking about 3-shot groups rather than 5? If we're going to do groups, we might as well do them properly?? (or have I missed something here?).

Originally Posted by gimp

Cool, how close was the first one to the centre of the target?

The pic I saw had 1 hole 1" below centre, one directly below it slightly right & one below that to the left wrecking the group

I have no idea the order they were shot or whether the shown target was the one aimed at.

It matters not, a group that size in that position is a great accomplishment at any range let alone at 1600 metres