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Accuracy or low ES?
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<blockquote data-quote="dkhunt14" data-source="post: 1041874" data-attributes="member: 14053"><p>I think that 100 fps is way to much spread for longrange. But I have seen where little groups at 100 and small ES is not always the most accurate group at longrange. Most benchrest 1000 yard shooters test at l000 because that is where they shoot. I had a 6 Dasher that would shoot 3 to 5 ES on the worst day and at 100 it would shoot under .250 at 100. At 1000 yards in competition it would never shoot under 13 inches. Another load where the ES was 10 to 12 would shoot in the 4 inch range. Now these are 10 shot groups. I have seen this on many guns. I never test under 400 yards anymore because when you go long it doesn't always hold out. At 400 vertical will start to show and it is hard to see it under that on a lot of different bullets and calibers The best would be low ES and great groups. I also look for the groups to be round. From all my testing the groups in decent conditions that were round stayed round all the way to 1000. If they strung up and down or vertically they usually didn't get better at distance. All this testing was done with 17 pound light guns and 80 pound heavy guns that are built with custom components and built to match specs. The guns were shot off of concrete benches with solid rests. Matt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dkhunt14, post: 1041874, member: 14053"] I think that 100 fps is way to much spread for longrange. But I have seen where little groups at 100 and small ES is not always the most accurate group at longrange. Most benchrest 1000 yard shooters test at l000 because that is where they shoot. I had a 6 Dasher that would shoot 3 to 5 ES on the worst day and at 100 it would shoot under .250 at 100. At 1000 yards in competition it would never shoot under 13 inches. Another load where the ES was 10 to 12 would shoot in the 4 inch range. Now these are 10 shot groups. I have seen this on many guns. I never test under 400 yards anymore because when you go long it doesn't always hold out. At 400 vertical will start to show and it is hard to see it under that on a lot of different bullets and calibers The best would be low ES and great groups. I also look for the groups to be round. From all my testing the groups in decent conditions that were round stayed round all the way to 1000. If they strung up and down or vertically they usually didn't get better at distance. All this testing was done with 17 pound light guns and 80 pound heavy guns that are built with custom components and built to match specs. The guns were shot off of concrete benches with solid rests. Matt [/QUOTE]
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