I was thinking about rifle tune yesterday and all the discussion and statements here and there about some high % of shooters on the line having out of tune rifles or who do not know how to tune as evidenced by the groups they shoot vs. the top 5 or 10% of shooters.
I was thinking about this on my way home from an IBS score match at 100 yards. It was not a particularly strong wind day (5 to 8 mph) but the wind was changing directions constantly, the temperatures were in the high 60's, it was near 100% humidity (the air was heavy and dense) and these conditions were pretty constant throughout the day.
I shot a so so 3x target on match one, 4x on 2, 3x on 3, 2x on 4 and then a 5x on 5. If I were to cut out the separate bulls on my 5th target and overlay them the goup would be in the teens. Point is, it wasn't tune the got me it was my inability to read the conditions as well as some others.
I'm sure tune is a factor at times, but what I experienced, I'll bet, is as big a factor or maybe bigger. At least in the cool Northeast. --Greg
I was thinking about this on my way home from an IBS score match at 100 yards. It was not a particularly strong wind day (5 to 8 mph) but the wind was changing directions constantly, the temperatures were in the high 60's, it was near 100% humidity (the air was heavy and dense) and these conditions were pretty constant throughout the day.
I shot a so so 3x target on match one, 4x on 2, 3x on 3, 2x on 4 and then a 5x on 5. If I were to cut out the separate bulls on my 5th target and overlay them the goup would be in the teens. Point is, it wasn't tune the got me it was my inability to read the conditions as well as some others.
I'm sure tune is a factor at times, but what I experienced, I'll bet, is as big a factor or maybe bigger. At least in the cool Northeast. --Greg
