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What choke and load did you use to shoot those patterns? LOL
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif So now a .695 agg is a pattern. You must have some outstanding shooting rifles. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
The whole point was/is that I can sit down and crank out little 3 shot groups with that rifle, but when I tried putting 25 good shots on a target it was much harder to do. I just wonder if any of the guys who post the ONE little 3 shot groups, then say their rifle shoots in the .2's, would shoot and post a multiple group target. I've shot my share of internet groups with that rifle, but was a little suprised at this one as I thought it would have been better.
Mike's right, this rifle is an experiment of sorts in cleaning, or lack thereof. I last cleaned it at 1500 rounds back last winter, currently it's round count is just over 2700. A cleaning might shrink those groups, but it's still shooting good enough for what it does. It'll get cleaned when the groups open up past MOA, til then I'll just keep running with it.
I am afraid a rifle that shoots .695" groups wouldn't cut it, where I used to go to shoot groundhogs. We would often shoot out past 500 yards, and a .695" group at 100 would be, at best, a 3.5" group at 500, and that's assuming it maintains the same degree of accuracy out to 500 yards and there's no deterioration due to wind or mirage. That makes hitting a groundhog under ideal conditions, even if you have the range estimated correctly, more a matter of luck, his being bad, your's being good, than design.
Now, to be fair, I don't normally shoot 5 shot groups. The reason is that I would prefer to shoot 3 3 shot groups over 2 five shot groups, due to changing atmospheric conditions. It's normally easier to find the time for 3 shots in similar wind and sun conditions than for 5 shots. And, if we are trying to measure the potential of the gun and load, rather than the gun, the load ....... and the ability of the shooter to gauge wind and mirage, I think it's a better way to do it. If I could shoot indoors, where light and wind are always the same, I would put more reliance on a 5 shot group to indicate their accuracy potential.
And, also to be fair, I clean my rifles after every use, unless I plan on using them the next day or two.