Is size a problem?
The question of group size and the number of shots that are used to shoot any group opens up veritable minefields of opinion, folklore and plain misinformation. Everyone has a correct evaluation.
Group size really came under pressure following the formation of the Benchrest Association in the USA on a formal basis in 1947. Some of the shooters of the day simply refused to accept convention and set out to improve rifle accuracy. When you look at today’s groups, I think it is fair to suggest they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Along the way they have forced rifle manufacturers to lift their standards.
Exactly just when Minute of Angle (MOA) became the holy grail of rifle shooters I am unable to say, but after many years it has reached a stage whereby achieving such a status in any
