[Old_Crow]

From what I have seen at the range is most shooters are worried about grouping. They want to put all the bullets in the same hole, despite being 3" from the bullseye. I would rather shoot a 3" group and have half my shots hit the bullseye. I am under the impression that a miss is a miss even if you miss by the same distance every time.

[billt]

Originally Posted by Old_Crow

From what I have seen at the range is most shooters are worried about grouping. They want to put all the bullets in the same hole, despite being 3" from the bullseye. I would rather shoot a 3" group and have half my shots hit the bullseye. I am under the impression that a miss is a miss even if you miss by the same distance every time.

Bench rest shooters do this all the time. The reason is they don't want to shoot out their aiming point. In bench rest shooting you are shooting to achieve the smallest size group possible. You are not scored on where that group happens to be on the target. The guns they use are highly specialized, and will never be used in the field for taking game. Because of that, where the shots land on the target is of no concern to them.

[lfcshooter]

Originally Posted by Dillinger

I do believe you can attribute this to the great "gun training" influences of Counter Strike and other online "competitive" warfare models.

Didn't that Canadian Sniper with the "Longest Recorded Kill" use a Lapua? Yeah. Yeah he did. Accuracy International AWM in .338 Lapua.

What more do you need to read when you have too much money and not enough "manhood"?

JD

It was a royal marine sniper with that rifle who beat the canadians record. This was about 2/3 years ago i think.

[tacticalfun]

http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-longest-sniper-kill-247km/14992/

[lfcshooter]

Originally Posted by robocop10mm

Many bullets yaw as they leave the barrel. As they travel down range the yaw is eliminiated as the bullet stabilizes. How consistently it does so has a bunch to do with long range accuracy. Really accurate long range bullets stabilize consistantly and do, in fact, get more accurate after several hundred yards. I know this sounds far fetched but it is true.

Spin and velocity stabilize the bullet .once a bullet leaves the barrel it will be at its highest velocity.after that gravitational forces and wind etc will effect trajectory. A bullet cannot yaw out of the barrel then correct its self. It will follow the path its been set until gravity/wind/pressure slows it down then it can be unstable towards the end of its flight . Issues with powder load, barrel,damaged bullet head etc. Can cause a bullet to be unpredictable.