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Old 03-16-2024, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Pathfinder76 View Post
Which really isn’t the premise here. The whole idea is that you can do things that make a difference. Am I glad my load has a SD of 6 when I have an opportunity at a 160” WT at 475 practiced yards? It sure is nice.
I do look at the SD and ES out of curiosity, but the truth is, I am concentrating on the groups. If my 500 yd groups are good enough, I really don't worry about the numbers. The same with trajectory, if I know where to hold the hashmark to hit the kill zone at a given yardage, the actual numbers don't matter.
Now if a load groups badly, I will look at the ES and SD
numbers, to see if they indicate an inconsistency, and if it could be due to a component or an issue with my loading.
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