some insight to my responses....
Look benny, I just wrote what savage reported. This is an off hand stand up and shoot it gun. I hope you don't shoot 10 shot groups to show how great you are, because after 5 shots the next 5 should all fit inside the first 5. I believe 3 shots prove the gun 5 prove the shooter. My best ARA score is a certified 2400, I can't beat the local shooters, so if you want to come up here and teach me how, I am always willing to learn from a master such as yourself.
followed later by....
Thats OK, he doesn't know me either. Respect is hard to come by these days, I hope to shoot with him someday, and get to know him.. The respect that you think I should show him, will come from him as an individual, not his shooting, or words on a forum. He is blessed to have friends, like you who know and respect him. I can only surmise that he must be an excellent shooter and individual. I also hope that all of his ten shot groups fall within the boundaries of his first five shots.
I would rather be lucky than good, and smart enough to know the difference
First, I missed the fact that I was responding to two seperate people....with the original posting by gc4895. It was at that point that I cross-posted on the topic at hand.
As for my responses, I was only attempting to provide insight as to what would be considered competitive, as I indicated that it was for conventional smallbore prone. (To my knowledge, rimfire benchrest is fired almost exclusively at 50 yards, so I was only referencing smallbore prone where I am very familiar with the performance capability of rimfire rifles and ammunition.) In that event, of the 8 targets fired each day, at least 3 are at 100 yards with 20 shots fired per target. For competitors to be in the running, their rifle/ammunition combination should be capable of 1" groups, with those in the .7-.85 range being a significant advantage with a 1" x-ring. This allows for greater human error in both hold and reading of the conditions.
With regards to 3 shot versus 10 shot groups, I did not intend to inferr any disrespect. What I was attempting to convey is the fact that with rimfire ammunition testing, one must use a significant "sample" to fully evaluate the capability of the ammo/rifle combination, especially at 100 yards. While a 3 shot sample can demonstrate a level of accuracy, the larger sampling of shots will outline the
consistency of that level of performance. Taking a step back, what is better.... a rifle/ammo combination that will shoot a .9" group at 100 yards EVERY TIME or one that will shoot a .9" group 1 time in 10?
I don't shoot 10 shot groups "to show how good I am". I use (multiple) 10 shot groups at 100 yards to thoroughly test my ammunition to make sure that I have the best possible performance out of my ammo/rifle combination. I am certain that similar testing is done by rimfire benchrest shooters, only they typically direct their focus and performance evaluations at 50 yards.
Furthermore, I never claimed to shoot from the bench nor to be an expert in that discipline. However, I can provide a significant level of insight as to what performance levels can be attained with a .22 rimfire at 100 yards.
I was not attempting to insult anyone or their equipment. If you feel slighted, then I apologize.
