as long as i have been shooting i have heard that a group should be 5 shots. recently i have read that most rifles can sometimes put 3 shots together nicely, but that another 2 shots really tell the story. then i have found that in the absence of multiple 5 shot groups averaged, a 7 shot group will statistically show what a rifle is truly capable of. so why then am i seeing so many people proclaiming how accurate their rifle is with only 1 3 shot group to back it up?
is it ammo cost? is it that people know that the 4th and 5th shot will undoubtedly open the group up some?
once i was shooting my 50bmg at a range of 1600yds, i put one shot on the target, then a second, and then a third. my buddy says wow, you got a [beeep] of a group going, better quit now while you are ahead. i said "no, it doesnt count if it is not 5 shots". i put 2 more in the group opening it up to just under 15". by far my best group ever at truly long range. if i had shot only 3 shots, it would forever be the "almost group"
is it ammo cost? is it that people know that the 4th and 5th shot will undoubtedly open the group up some?
once i was shooting my 50bmg at a range of 1600yds, i put one shot on the target, then a second, and then a third. my buddy says wow, you got a [beeep] of a group going, better quit now while you are ahead. i said "no, it doesnt count if it is not 5 shots". i put 2 more in the group opening it up to just under 15". by far my best group ever at truly long range. if i had shot only 3 shots, it would forever be the "almost group"