Thread: More 3 shot group fun!

Originally Posted by Tentman

Aiming points are another poorly understood concept by many shooters. The guys shooting Double aperture sights can maintain sub 0.5 MOA holds, and that with a big round aiming point . . . . How, well the eye has a marvelous ability to "centre" the white space round or between a black or darker area. I was using a pretty good 24X scope to shoot that group, but could easily (and have done in the past) done it with 10X, the white target centre is the key. I just relax my eye and let it centre the reticle. The commonly held opinion of "aim small shoot small" by trying to put a reticle on a small dot is counter-productive and only works to a limited extent with young eyes.

So, the group is a poor representation of the rifles mechanical accuracy and my ability these days to maintain a consistent hold/follow through.

On this note, My scope has a central dot. Since getting it ive shot really well. Even though it takes up a larger area of the target. Im wondering if its helping me centre on the bull better than a standard cross?