If you get in to the AR part of the forums, you’ll see a lot of discussion on ten shot groups vs. three shot groups being the real measure of a rifle’s ability.
My ten shot group, without cooling in between, fired over maybe five minutes, factory Hornady 140 American Gunner BTHP, 21” Fieldcraft with a SWFA 3-9 MQ scope, was lust over 1-1/4”.
If that’s an accuracy “problem” I’ll take it all day long.
I'm a simple 3 shot group guy on hunting rifles and the FC's I've shot groups with (3 different rifles) have done it with the first (and second) off the cuff loads I put through each of them.
I've done a quick 9 round tracking test with one that was 3 shots, 15 MOA up/3 shots, 15 MOA back down/3 shots. Nice little 3 shot cluster at the top and a 6 shot cluster at the bottom that was well under an inch. Shots were all done with no cool down, only enough time to dial between the three shot groups. This was a 21" 6.5. All shots were prone with free recoil so I didn't have to do anything special.
They've been easy.
