Fluctuating Precision

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Today the weather was decent, about 28 degrees and dead calm. What a perfect day to prove my point. Now this is not science and I’m sure this post could be challenged by many. Regardless, here it goes.


I filled my FX Dreamline to 230bar. Loaded 2 mags straight from the tin. Grabbed my gear and headed outside. I hung my target, walked back the 50 yards to my bench. Took a few deep breaths and let them fly.


The first group, to your upper left, was the largest. I shot 4 pellets, with the first hitting far right. That was the first shot off the fresh fill. The last 3 hit far left. I was just settling in, and I was a tad bit out of breath. I’m not sure why I labeled it sight in. I never touched the turrets.

The second group was your upper right. 3 shots, not too bad. I was a bit distracted by some crows squawking at me. Not sure why I only put 3 on that target, I just did.

Groups 3, 4 and 5 went from lower left, lower right and finished off in the middle. These were all 5 shot groups. All 5 groups were done within a 10 minute sitting. 

I’m happy with the groups. These are very typical of this gun in its current configuration. Have I shot better, absolutely. Have I shot worse, absolutely. This is just real world, straight from the tin, calm day bench shooting. My point here is this. Same day, same gun, same pellets, no limiting environmental factors, same shooter yet different levels of precision. So, what group do I choose to informs others about what my Dreamline can do? What group do I choose to inform others how well I can shoot. We really need to be cautious when answering both. This proves a ton can change in a very short 10 minute shooting session. And…never trust the very first shot off a fresh fill. I’m certain this gun is not the problem when I shoot groups like the upper left target. Although I think me and the Dreamline Classic make a good pair, I think the DL is the solid foundation in this relationship. 






 
The gun clearly is consistent and accurate. Don’t want to sound condescending but a lot of this is highly likely the shooter, I’ve gone through the same thing and eventually learned I was the problem. Parallax, trigger, cheek weld, grip, shoulder pressure, breathing…….every little detail makes a noticeable difference, all needed to be sorted and consisted on my part before my groups became more consistent. And then even 1 mph wind will shift POI just enough to throw off your group, very few can detect 1mph wind. 
 
Choose the smallest group and post only that pic telling everyone that you and your gun can do that all day. Everyone on the internet is gullible lol.

In all seriousness, take the last 3 five shot groups and get the average.

.596" + .35" + .406" = 1.352" ÷ 3 = .450"

.45" is your average. You can get your average on different days and shooting sessions to know what you or that particular gun can do with the same ammo and note down your shooting conditions/environment.