Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Despite incorrect usage by some, the terms "precision" and "accuracy" have actual scientific definitions and meanings. "Precision" refers to the level of repeatability from measurement to measurement (or in this case, shot to shot), and accuracy refers to the variation between the measured value and the true value (or in this case, the POI versus the intended POI).

While this may be the absolute definitions of the two, nobody mentions, talks about, or givesashit about correct usage of the term "precision".

As I said above, accuracy is the universal language, group size, and hitting your target, one and the same, to the vast majority of shooters.


Originally Posted by MontanaMarine
From my seat, 'precision' is just a recent marketing buzzword. It is used to sell rifles, scopes, bipods, bases, rings, triggers, ammo, etc, etc, intended to make for a more accurate rifle.

Amen!