ARA Target at 20 Yards - Results Mean Anything?

[mlcruse]

Just out of curiosity I shot an ARA target at 20 yards early Friday morning. It was perfectly calm but cold (40 degrees at best). I shot a perfect 2500 with no targets coming close to needing to be plugged. Eley Match 1070 speed. I am just wondering if any conclusions can be drawn from this. It would seem that if a rifle could not shoot a perfect score at 20 yards it would be very unlikely that rifle would be able to shoot a great score at 50 yards. Conversely, just because a rifle can shoot a perfect score at 20 yards, does it mean that rifle is capable of a great score at 50 yards? I have never seen this discussed here and was just wondering if anyone else had tried this. Thanks in advance for any replies and discussion.

Mike

 

[Bill Wynne]

Mike,

I have heard from good shooters who test ammo at 25 yards because the wind will have a lessor effect than at 50 yards. I would rather test ammo inside at 25 yards than outside at 50 yards with the wind effect.

Concho Bill

 

[cpeters]

Years ago we shot pretty regularly at 25 yards indoors. for the most part good rifles shot a single hole at that yardage indoors...the really good ones you could take a spent casing and stick it in the target of a 3 shot group and it would hold the case in the target

I don't believe your target shows that you have a competetive rifle at 50 yards but what it did tell you is that at least you probably don't have a turd. If it is throwing shots at 25 yards it aint going to get better at 50! I hope you have a shooter. Good luck.

Charlie