$100K 1/2 MOA rifle?

[MtPockets]

Interesting thread for sure.

Like others have said, in hunting it's that one shot that hits pay dirt so why not have a very small bullseye at a very long range. One shot and whoever is closest wins the cash.

 

[Joefrazell]

Nope. I'd surly pull the 5th shot

 

[memtb]

Interesting thread for sure.

Like others have said, in hunting it's that one shot that hits pay dirt so why not have a very small bullseye at a very long range. One shot and whoever is closest wins the cash.

Do each of the contestants have to put $100K in the pot? memtb

 

[MtPockets]

Do each of the contestants have to put $100K in the pot? memtb

Im pretty sure the field would be pretty small!

 

[memtb]

Im pretty sure the field would be pretty small!

At those prices…..I couldn't even pay admission to watch! memtb

 

[Troutslayer2]

If 100k meant the same to me as $100 does I'd take that bet with my 300PRC. I can shoot a group that good and often do but it's not automatic.

 

[Huntnful]

Yeah I think $100 is an easy wager. I'd say most of us would probably take a crack at it for $100. I know I would. But with more at stake, all the sudden my 1/2 MOA rifle, isn't so 1/2 MOA

 

[Muddyboots]

$100K of my money? Not happening! The market is already doing that to me.

Let's make it even doable, 5 shots with hunting ammo at 100 yards, hunting conditions, no bench, no sand bags, no mats, good old grass, bugs and all, good environmental conditions at $100? 1/2MOA off sand bags on bench a bit more comforting than off bipod, cross sticks, or even tripods.

This is a good thought provoking thread to test yourself against your belief just how accurate your are (notice not rifle) under field conditions.

I do shoot field conditions at range but I never really "measured" any groups. Really don't know why. So this will be my challenge to see can I really put 5 into 1/2 MOA.. I am betting $100 humility will be found. Plus good self check.

I never weighed my rifles so guess now I will find out...

 

[std7mag]

.5 MOA at what distance?
100 yards? Doable.
600 yards? Still doable under the right conditions.
1,000 yards? I can think of 6 people off the top of my head that are "local".
1,500 yards? The numbers drop significantly.

 

[bultinkle]

When I qualified at my private club for the 1k line there were a lot of people with really expensive rifles. (No judgement mine wasn't cheap) When club owner was pulling up we were all chatting, lots of smiling faces and confidence.He explained the course of fire and everyone was ready to prove themselves.

The 100 yard grouping was on accuracy and precision basis and I had met that baseline every range trip with the rifle I brought, but I was still nervous. Same with the 600 test, that I had coincidentally done on accident the day before.

I watched 80% of applicants fail, most of them failed at the 100 yarder. Some obviously hadn't zeroed well, but some just couldn't take the stress. It got quiet and serious within the first 2 attempts.

My rifle that shot 1/2 the day before shot a nice horizontally shakey .9 moa group and I was a happy camper full of adrenaline. Hadn't felt that kind of buck fever in years.

I think we get used to the kind of pressure we experience, I remember feeling that for my first big buck but I don't feel it anymore. I don't feel it when I compete either. I felt it when I had something serious to lose that I wasn't used to though. Something about putting a small pasty on a target and saying hit it or fail that feels different. I should do it more I think.

 

[Jon Bischof]

I concur with your thoughts! We do 300 yard groups…..cause that's what we have! memtb

Exactly right, memtb! If I had fired these shots at 100 yards, I would have wasted the ammo and not learned a single thing about the load, the rifle or my marksmanship. This is Mauser M18 6.5 CM at 300.

My steel plate is at 400 and I put small patches of duct tape on it to shoot but I should shoot at 300 more often because it is a likely hunting distance in the cutover where I hunt.

 

[memtb]

$100K of my money? Not happening! The market is already doing that to me.

Let's make it even doable, 5 shots with hunting ammo at 100 yards, hunting conditions, no bench, no sand bags, no mats, good old grass, bugs and all, good environmental conditions at $100? 1/2MOA off sand bags on bench a bit more comforting than off bipod, cross sticks, or even tripods.

This is a good thought provoking thread to test yourself against your belief just how accurate your are (notice not rifle) under field conditions.

I do shoot field conditions at range but I never really "measured" any groups. Really don't know why. So this will be my challenge to see can I really put 5 into 1/2 MOA.. I am betting $100 humility will be found. Plus good self check.

I never weighed my rifles so guess now I will find out...

How about we add a little Cactus into the mix to give it that Western USA "feel"! memtb

 

[Shane Lindsey]

So while I agree rifles are not as accurate for 10 shot groups as they are for three. How many of you guys do two shot groups over the course of five days? I think this is more telling of a hunting rifle.

Day 1- cold/dirty and follow up.
Day 2- cold/dirty and follow up.
Day 3- cold/dirty and follow up.
Day 4- cold/dirty and follow up.
Day 5- cold/dirty and follow up.

Same target to me this is realistic hunting accuracy.

Ten shot groups say alot if it is a heavy tactical rifle or for competition.

My hunters with carbon barrels get bad mirage, stay hot waaay to long to shoot a ten shot group. Not to mention, it takes discipline to let a magnum rattle your teeth for ten shots over the course of five minutes.

I have done similar over the course of a few outings to map my cold bores. Just two shots. Same paper sheet, but different dots. Now I will try the same dot on the target over the course of five days with one two shots per day from said rifle.

 

[Jon Bischof]

5 shots with my hunting ammo? No way! I have three freezers I need to keep filled and ammo is precious. 5 shots is 5 deer to me.
Testing my marksmanship with all kinds of makeshift positions and rests is what squirrel hunting is for. (We eat hundreds of them)
Some off hand, but most using a tree trunk to steady the shot. I use only 22 LR Subsonic HPs.
Not only is it way less expensive practice, it is a lot of fun. If ya put them in the oven for a while they get mighty tender whether ya grill them or fry them.