i never under stood the 3 shot group therapy

[Evan03]

Ive kinda always been of the thinking that you should shoot the # of rounds into a group as your mag holds.

so ive alwyas fired atleast 4 shot groups because most 3006 bolt actions hold 4 in the belly.

but all my rifles usualy get run out atleast a few times hooting 10 shot groups or till i decide the barrel might start warping.

why shoot 3 shot groups outa the heavy varmit rig when your gona turn around and shoot 50 ground squrels in 10 minutes. why not kinda duplicate this on paper.

3 shot groups just dont make since. in thereticl hunting situations they do make sence. in the real world i dont think so. i dont even think 4 shots is enough to tell what a rifle can do.

in my way of thinking 10 into 1" at 100yds and a hot barrel at the end of those 10 is better than 3 into 3/8 and cool barrel.

i just dont understand

maybe its just me. for some reason when i get this good group going while shootin my 2506 i dont want to stop. i either keep pushn bullets down range till im out of ammo im testiing or i start feeling the barrel get real hot.

however at site in i dont fire alot of rounds i fire maybe 10rds. a few to get to where i want it then 4 5 or 6 rds after that top make sure my groups is floating about an inch high at 100.

ahhh i guess thats a lie. ill normaly push atleast a few groups after im good and sited in.

when testing loads ill load no less than 5 of string. some times ill go out with 15 rds and 3 difrent loads. even this i dont care for because i may be haveing bad day when im testing loads and not be knowing for sure if i happen to shoot good group with my worst load on accident and pulled the shots when i tested that dream load.

i dont see one group being very good test but i cant stand reloading the less the testing the bedder.

this is all about hunting anyways so i guys the 3 shot group therapy does work. i say therapy because i think most people can get lucky and shoot 3 shot tiny group. i know i can. alot of times 4 and 5 will pull the group. 6 and 7 go right for the money and 8 and 9 make it alittle bigger. then by the time you shoot number 10 all the other bullets have a put big hole in the paper so you just kinda fling 10 in there and hope it doesnt fly way they heck out there.

if the 1st goes within 1.5"s of the 10th shot i think then thats something to talk about.

Evan