Thread: 3 shot groups are useless!

Originally Posted by Tentman

OK, how about this scenario that isn't that unlikely . . . .

So old mate has a rifle that will do a three shot group, then heats up or otherwise goes to pot. A deer pops out at a comfortable 180M. But it's moving quite a bit. Finally it pauses but only the head is visible. Old mate confidently takes a high neck/head shot - WTF - he's not seen a wee puff of wind, or was a bit over confident and the shot has drifted a bit and the deer is running with its jaw blown off. Reload, quick shot on the run, miss then repeat miss. Now we are up to three shots, deer runs into a gully then comes out again running at 320M. It pauses but another hurried miss. Damm, down to the last round in the mag, hot barrel and difficult shot at 350M. At this point I'd prefer if my rifle would shoot a decent 5 or 10 shot group

Send that last round aiming at the middle of the front end. At this point with an already wounded deer you are just trying to kill it in a shorter time than starving/dehydrating to death.
The good '3 shot group' rifle isn't going to miss a full deer at 350m even on the 10th shot if you know basic shooting fundamentals and can apply them at the time of the shot.
This senario may happen to you one day even with your good 10shot group rifle and it still might get away... Welcome to real life hunting and old 'Murphy's law'.