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    Doom replied to the thread Bad SD and ES but good group....

    The answer is guarded yes. To have low standard deviation you need certain conditions to be met. Primarily this is consistent powder...

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    Saturday at 8:33 AM
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    Doom reacted to nn8734's post in the thread Bad SD and ES but good group... with Like.

    I actually like CEP as a KPI for accuracy as it takes everything into consideration, including the platform's potential, ammo, shooter's...

    Friday at 2:10 AM
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    Doom replied to the thread Bad SD and ES but good group....

    For what it's worth I would pick 38.7gn or 39.0 (or a load in between) as a test with +/- 0.2 gn on either side in absence of any other...

    Wednesday at 8:33 AM
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    Doom reacted to nn8734's post in the thread Bad SD and ES but good group... with Like.

    Agree with this stmt however some of the OP's groups would satisfy most conceivable missions/applications so if they're not statistical...

    Sep 9, 2025
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    Doom replied to the thread Bad SD and ES but good group....

    As far as methods I tend toward mean radius. CEP (Circular Error Probable) is another that comes to mind. Group size is only...

    Sep 9, 2025
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    Doom replied to the thread Bad SD and ES but good group....

    @straightshooter1 and @Old Man with Gun have actually posted what we should have started this thread with. That is defining what degree...

    Sep 9, 2025
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    Doom reacted to spife7980's post in the thread Bad SD and ES but good group... with Like.

    If you want the best load that shoots at distance, shoot it at distance and actually see. I dont trust pure numbers because too often I...

    Sep 9, 2025
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    Doom reacted to straightshooter1's post in the thread Bad SD and ES but good group... with Like.

    The thing I look for in horizontal stringing is that they're on or close to being right on the same plane. In other words . . ...

    Sep 9, 2025
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    Doom reacted to Old Man with Gun's post in the thread Bad SD and ES but good group... with Like.

    Chasing perfection is a waste of time and ammo. If those groups are not small enough to do what you want, you need a bigger...

    Sep 9, 2025
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    Doom replied to the thread Bad SD and ES but good group....

    Your SD and ES variation in velocity is undetectable on group size at 100 yds or meters. In most centerfire rifles a 100ft/sec (30...

    Sep 8, 2025
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    Doom reacted to supercorndogs's post in the thread Why do people load so hot? with Like.

    Sure but if you ask a guy why he has a squatted straight piped 2002 chevy pickup. He will never answer microdick. 🤣🤣🤣

    Sep 8, 2025
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    Doom reacted to supercorndogs's post in the thread Expected 30-30 Win Performance with Like.

    For 100y shooting 30/30 es/SD arr basically irrelevant.

    Sep 7, 2025
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    Doom replied to the thread Maximizing accuracy.

    Also each references a maximum safe load, which may or may not be at maximum pressure. In fact if you read Hornady they will describe...

    Sep 4, 2025
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    Doom reacted to straightshooter1's post in the thread Maximizing accuracy with Like.

    First. . . note a difference between "accuracy" and "precision": I would say that a full or nearly full load tends to be more...

    Sep 4, 2025
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    Doom reacted to Spencercoc74's post in the thread SAMMI spec with Like.

    Thank you for the explanation.

    Sep 2, 2025

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