This is the Excuses Page.

Heard any good excuses lately of why someone missed or didn't get that final shot away.

Email them to me and I will post them here for all to see, & maybe use ourselves one day.

Have decided to add other stuff here as well like how to check if your rifle is a .5MOA rifle. 

Have added this link with permission of the site owner.

It is mainly to do with reading the wind for rimfire shooters.

Try to get rid of at least one excuse.

http://team40x.com/wind/index.html

 

 

#1 Wind blew just as I squeezed the trigger.

#2  Wind stopped just as I squeezed the trigger.

#3  Bullet must have hit an insect or something.

#4  Used the wrong bullets.

#5  Action Screws too Tight/Loose. 

#6  Scope fogged up and target was blurred.

#7  Someone coughed and put me off my shot.

#8  Had the wrong bolt in my rifle.

#9  The Target moved ( Actually heard this one today at the range 26/2/05) 9>20 Sent in by Brent.

#10 I think my barrel is bent. 

#11 Some geek must'a crossfired on my target.

#12 The rifle barrel must be getting dirty.

#13 A bug flew up my nose.

#14 An ant bit me on the butt.

#15 Lunch gave me cramp.

#16 Thought I put the sights back to where they were.

#17 I just got new glasses.

#18 I can't concentrate when women are shooting with us.

#19 Her perfume put me off. 

#20 The guy next to me has got really bad BO.

#21 Must have wound the scope adjustment the wrong way.

#22 Too much wind.

#23 Can't see my bullet holes too much heat shimmer

#24 Missed the wind change 

#25 They must have put less powder in the cartridge at the factory.

#26 The bullet got tired on the way to the target 

#27 Target is too far away call in an AIR STRIKE.

#28 Did i realy shoot the everymans target instead of the score target?

HOW TO CHECK IF YOUR RIFLE IS A .5MOA RIFLE

1. Gold Standard Method - shoot 5 x 5 shot groups at 100yds. Sighters are allowed but must be shot at a separate target. Every single shot on the record target counts for the final score. Report the AVERAGE of the five groups as the rifles grouping ability. If your rifle will average .5MOA under these conditions, you've got yourself a fine varmint rifle and an entry level benchrest rifle.

2. Shoot a few 5 shot groups and pick out the best one. Claim the smallest group as an indicator of the rifles accuracy. Has some merit but lacks the consistency of method 1.

3. Shoot a five shot group. Look down the spotting scope and see a shot that spoils the group. Declare this a flyer and then put down another round. If it lands in the group, call it a good shot, otherwise, repeat as per flyer. Measure the smallest 5 shot cluster of the 6 or more shots now on the paper and claim this to be a group. Write it up but don't show a photo of the target.

4. Shoot only 3 shot groups. Justify this by stating that hunting rifles don't need to fire a large number of shots so five shot groups are irrelevant. Despite this, still claim it to be half MOA accurate.

5. Shoot 5 shot groups, find out they don't look to good then revert to method 4. Only measure the best 3 shots in your best 5 shot group. Never show a photo of your target.

6. Shoot your group at 50m, measure group size in inches and then try and claim that a half inch group is equivalent to half MOA. Figure that most people won't know the difference. Publish photos if you want cause these groups shot at short range will still look OK to the casual observer.

7. Put a mark on a piece of paper. Fire one shot only. If it lands within half an inch of the mark, claim half MOA accuracy. Wax lyrical about how grouping ability is not important for a hunting rifle since only the first shot counts. Despite this, claim excellent accuracy, even if subsequent shots land 5 inches from the first since they aren't important anyway.

8. Only measure the vertical size of the group. Claim that wind shifts just confuse the issue. Therefore a group 3 inches wide but only half an inch high still qualifies as a half MOA rifle.

SO WHAT METHOD DO YOU USE.

 

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