Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

DPT ZeroPak


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 29
Like Tree37Likes

Thread: Film: Accuracy test

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    871

    Film: Accuracy test

    A test without mercy. One shot, the deviation from absolute centre defined as MOA (MIL would be preferable as you see it through the scope) and not "...pretty close" or whatever. Most shooters find that they need a target size 1-2 MOA (0,3 to 0,5 MIL) in order to hit it reliably under most conditions.



  2. #2
    Member kimjon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,635
    Its the only true way to measure. No point having tiny groups that don't hit the target eh
    Norway, R93 and BRADS like this.

  3. #3
    Addicted puku's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Maniototo
    Posts
    2,018
    Thanks once again for the awesome video. It helps to watch that to remember its not all about group size!

    Man blog 74! Top work on that many
    Rule 5: Check your firing zone

  4. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    871
    Thanks!

    Yes, one shot placement is what matters for us hunters. I'll be campaigning that for a few months and see what response/ awareness that'll bring.
    Frankly, Im a little tired of the internet's obsession with "0.5 moa rifles"

  5. #5
    By Popular Demand gimp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    The Big H
    Posts
    8,935
    yeerp

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Quakechurch
    Posts
    1,737
    I think we confuse the terminology..

    An accurate rifle ....... vs an accurate rifleman...

    You can have the first without the second, and you can have the second with some variation on the first...

    Personally I like an accurate rifle... and then I only have to worry about the idiot pulling the trigger..
    tui_man2, veitnamcam and 199p like this.

  7. #7
    Almost literate. veitnamcam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Nelson
    Posts
    24,766
    Hard to hit a 1-2moa plate with a rifle that will only shoot 3moa tho.
    How else should one quantify a rifles ability to put a number of shots in the same place?

    Sent from my GT-S5360T using Tapatalk 2
    "Hunting and fishing" fucking over licenced firearms owners since ages ago.

    308Win One chambering to rule them all.

  8. #8
    By Popular Demand gimp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    The Big H
    Posts
    8,935
    Too much focus is on bragging about your rifle shooting .273 moa 3 shot groups and not enough on "I can hit a practical sized target with it consistently". Obviously a degree of precision is required but there's "enough" and then there's "internet group syndrome"
    Bryan and BRADS like this.

  9. #9
    Member BRADS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Central Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    9,272
    Unless you have a complete lemon, I find its more the me factor that lets the side down,
    All my guns are very accurate.....sometimes I'm very average and precision goes all over the show.
    Norway and StrikerNZ like this.

  10. #10
    Member Ground Control's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Australia / Marlborough Sounds
    Posts
    1,270
    Norway

    Can I ask if those shots you filmed were the first shots out of that rifle that day ?
    Were they from a fouled barrel or from a squeaky clean one ?

    Ken

    PS - I really enjoy your Blogs , keep them coming
    FALL IN LOVE WITH THE NUMBERS , NOT THE IDEA

  11. #11
    Banned
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Dannevirke, southern Ruahines
    Posts
    5,072
    No matter how good a hunting rifle is I can't see how it can make a steel plate taste better than a deer.
    tui_man2, veitnamcam and Barefoot like this.

  12. #12
    Member BRADS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Central Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    9,272
    Quote Originally Posted by Neckshot View Post
    No matter how good a hunting rifle is I can't see how it can make a steel plate taste better than a deer.
    Agree, nothing better than venny in the freezer, but plenty of practice means there's a lot higher chance of that deer making the freezer
    I hunt most weekends for meat to feed the family and friends all the practice gives me the confidence in any conditions to put the pill in the right spot which is what its all about.
    Nibblet likes this.

  13. #13
    Member Beavis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Taupo
    Posts
    4,843
    I crack up at people that harp on about things like "7mm08 is better than .308 cuz it shoot's flatter" then they run shitty soft point factory ammo that totally negates that statement in the real world. And they wank about getting sub moa groups when they never shoot anything past 100yds.
    veitnamcam, Savage1 and BRADS like this.

  14. #14
    Member Beavis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Taupo
    Posts
    4,843
    This is why I love service rifle shooting - it gives you a very practical demonstration in what basic rifles are capable of on real world size targets

  15. #15
    Member 199p's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Palmerston North
    Posts
    4,103
    Quote Originally Posted by Beavis View Post
    This is why I love service rifle shooting - it gives you a very practical demonstration in what basic rifles are capable of on real world size targets
    What targets do they use?

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. An accuracy challenge
    By gimp in forum Shooting
    Replies: 279
    Last Post: 17-10-2022, 01:37 PM
  2. Accuracy of Barnes Projectiles....
    By Sidney in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 24-08-2013, 08:09 PM
  3. So a good set of 308 dies for accuracy (spot the flame war/troll)
    By steven in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 01-06-2013, 11:11 AM
  4. Barrel Accuracy Nodes - How wide are yours ?
    By Puffin in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 46
    Last Post: 08-04-2013, 10:07 PM
  5. What sort of accuracy are you getting from a factory Rem700 barrel???
    By kimjon in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 46
    Last Post: 02-07-2012, 08:01 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!