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Why  so many use the (5) shot group method for testing. Is there any thing that proves that this is better than 3 or maybe 4 shots.Any shot could be off for any number of reasons. If you get 3 shots...

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The more shots in a group, the more meaningful the average. The five shot group became popular when most bolt guns held 5 shots. Even going back to muzzle loader days, more than a few shots were used...

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For accuracy testing I generally shoot 10 shot groups myself. Of course, I also measure and compute the mean radius which is more meaningful than the extreme spread of the group.

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shotout wrote: Why  so many use the (5) shot group method for testing. Is there any thing that proves that this is better than 3 or maybe 4 shots.Any shot could be off for any number of reas...Read More

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 How do I Change this back to regular print?If I get 3 shots inside a one inch circle I'm through with that combination. If the rifle was not already zeroed then I would do so.Read More

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Interesting comment. I usually work up a load that puts it where I want it, with the muzzle energy I want, and leave it alone. While others like "to play" with different load combinations, I myself...

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The three shot group may have it's place for sighting in a hunting rifle or the like, as it really shouldn't take more than three shots to get your deer ...right?!?! However, if you are looking for...

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I read an article a few years back about something similar. In it they said put one target exactly over another, fire your group then replace the front target with another, fire your next 3 to 5 shot...

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The NRA had printed a chart one time in the American Rifleman. It showed that statistically a 3 shot group would be 1.23 times larger for a group of 5 shots, and a 1.53 larger for a group of 10...

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Kinda reminds me of the man who was buying water melons. Ask the farmer how much they were.The farmer said they were $2 each for 50, $1.50 each for a hundred. own up to 50 cents for 400. The man said,...

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I don't know what you've been reading on this thread, but no one has said " the more shots the smaller the group"!

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10/4, I messed up on that one.shotout

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Wow this is an old thread. I'll just add that the more shots, the larger the group, is the more likely outcome.

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I'd say a year old plus. I understand about more shots. I developed a good size hole with my 22 mag. On the other hand if one to know the results from a cold barrel with only 2 or 3 shots that would...

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Lyman 46th Edition has an extensive article on load development and they rely on 'Standard Deviation' . It is basically a lesson in statistics that attempts to cover every possible influence on a...

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Three shots is not a group.....it is a coincidence.    http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Fuller_group_diagnosis.htm

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I never much saw the purpose or charm, except for bragging rights, in achieving “tight” groups with firearms. If one is simply into custom loading ammunition and firing it in a particular weapon then...

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