DoubleTapDrew
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This might be a weird thread, but how do you know when you are outshooting your rifle?
There are countless threads about "it's more accurate than I am" but what about the opposite? If everything seems perfect (sight picture, trigger control, breathing) when you break the shot and you have decent follow-through but your groups aren't all in the same hole even though you think you did everything the same is it fair to say you are outshooting the rifle?
I don't consider myself a great marksman but there are range trips with my RRA LAR-8 where I think I'm doing everything right and break the trigger right when I want but end up with 1.5 MOA or 2 MOA groups at 100yds (with match ammo like FGMM 168gr) even though it looks like it should be right in the bullseye.
I ran that Tubbs 2000 process through it and the groups shrank to about 1/2-3/4 MOA but at what point do you figure you can do better and start looking to a better platform? Am I missing anything?
I suppose the best way would be to build some sort of vise that is absolutely consistent from shot to shot, but if you are consistent with the sight picture, trigger control, and call flyers if there is an issue, how do you determine if it's the rifle or the shooter?
I don't have access to some megabucks M24 that will shoot the wings off a gnat.
There are countless threads about "it's more accurate than I am" but what about the opposite? If everything seems perfect (sight picture, trigger control, breathing) when you break the shot and you have decent follow-through but your groups aren't all in the same hole even though you think you did everything the same is it fair to say you are outshooting the rifle?
I don't consider myself a great marksman but there are range trips with my RRA LAR-8 where I think I'm doing everything right and break the trigger right when I want but end up with 1.5 MOA or 2 MOA groups at 100yds (with match ammo like FGMM 168gr) even though it looks like it should be right in the bullseye.
I ran that Tubbs 2000 process through it and the groups shrank to about 1/2-3/4 MOA but at what point do you figure you can do better and start looking to a better platform? Am I missing anything?
I suppose the best way would be to build some sort of vise that is absolutely consistent from shot to shot, but if you are consistent with the sight picture, trigger control, and call flyers if there is an issue, how do you determine if it's the rifle or the shooter?
I don't have access to some megabucks M24 that will shoot the wings off a gnat.