Thread: Variables affecting precision

Originally Posted by zeropak

I think the firearm part of this accuracy equation is a separate issue, as in separate to the ammuntion factors. overall precision shooting (the ability to deliver a projectile to the intended target, or the ability to delivery multiple projectiles to the same given point) can be broken down into.
1: External influences, such as wind, mirage, etc
2: Shooter ability
3: The firearms accuracy potential
4: The ammunition
In the diagram above the firearm and the ammunition are lumped together. Would it not be better to take the delivery system, the firearm, out of this and treat it separately.

Yes good points. I probably could have labeled it better. I was thinking more about reloading specifically, i.e. those things that we tend to play with, rather than all factors affecting precision.

I used the circle (shooter related factors) to lump a lot of stuff together, which I guess could include environmentals. I wanted to try show how any of the variables on the pyramid will be constrained by this. I guess if i was going to make a flow chart, I might say something like - step 1 - "establish baseline accuracy of platform and shooter", before progressing to playing with any reloading stuff.