3 round, 5 round, or 10 rounds groups to check accuracy?

[Scootertrash]

What do you guys use?

[El Camexican]

When I was younger I could fire up to five shots in a night and hit multiple targets, but latley my ammo is spent after just one shot. Muzzle velocity seems to have diminished as well. Maybe I need a new target?

[Ghostv2]

I like to use 5. My 30-06 holds 4+1 so that's why I go by groups of 5 to sight it in. Obviously you'll go through a box pretty quick doing that. But I adjust as I go as I feel it's needed. If you are use to your gun you'll know if you made a good shot or if you jerked it on that shot or not. Especially in a controlled environment.

[atc007]

Five,3 is fine on a gun that is already a part of you and hasn't been bumped. But your gun should be a living part of you,too much practice is never enough.

[Scootertrash]

When I was younger I could fire up to five shots in a night and hit multiple targets, but latley my ammo is spent after just one shot. Muzzle velocity seems to have diminished as well. Maybe I need a new target?

Roflol

"When yardage is measured in inches"

[Scootertrash]

I usually go the 5 shot method.

However, my "Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time"
Needs 10 shots to warm up the barrel to "shoot your eye out" accuracy.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

When walking my group in to zero a new/newly mounted scope, I fire three rounds groups. Once I'm satisfied with the zero, I'll fire several more to make sure..

This target is from a couple of years ago when I was working up handloads for my 270. Rage was 100yds, the orange diamond was 2" square. If I recall, the top group circled in green was 9 rds. The bottom group circled in red was 6 rds after adjusting the scope to bring the group in. The low flyers on the green group were starting charge levels. The rifle shot tighter and tighter groups as the charge levels increased. I was very pleased with the results that day, and that cheap little Remmy 700ADL synthetic is still a go-getter!

[TwiZ]

I still use my ole 30-30 lever action my dad got me as a kid. Many a deer thru the years. I do five shots,and dont think ive had to adjust the scope since i put it on,and its taken some pretty hard cracks thru the years...and aint nothin wrong with a 270 remmy,always wanted one,great lil gun

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Yeah, the little Remmy gets it done, but my Winchester m70 Super Grade in 338 Win Mag is my baby.

[redsox]

i'll give you the very difinitive answer of,,,,, it depends. If its a piece you know well, in a place you know well, 3 should do ya. If you're working out something new, or working with variables like wind or brace, 5 is reasonable. 10 seems crazy to me. thats not sightin'. Thats just shootin'.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

But just shootin' is fun too!

[coolpool]

1 shot, then I use the blood trail to check my accuracy All kidding aside, the first round is for warming then I use 3 at a time.

[Thorpe]

I am a 3 shot guy... Then test on a cold barrel for my hunting guns...

[Caminofeld]

Now that's a "loaded" question…

New optic routine:

-Laser boresight @ 100 yds

-3 rds

-adjust

-re-tighten mounts

-3 rds

-adjust

-re-tighten mounts

-5-10 rds to make sure it's good.and make me smile

Any gun already proven from last season:

-tighten mounts

-3 shots

-adjust if necessary

-3 rds

-adjust if necessary

-5-10 rds, first on paper then tannerite, squirrels, or something fun

[Caminofeld]

Cold-barrel is a great idea. I'm gonna do that this season.