Originally Posted by Ringman
If a new rifle is only good for a minute of angle at best and one fires a ladder test at 400 yards, how does one know any bullet hole is at the top or the bottom of the rifle's group ?


It's a fairly complex concept, but I like to explain it like this:

1) You note where the bullet hits the target.

2) If the other rounds hit below it, it's at the top of the group.

Now here's the tricky part:

3) And vice-versa.



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