May or may not be “the issue”. But, this is a good example of exactly what I meant.
It looks relatively round to me, so my guess is that its mostly influenced by the cone of the gun rather than mostly by shooter error. Regardless, its more than one or two shots “pulled” so imo it all has to be taken into account. (We need a “no fliers” t shirt)
Exact same group. At a minimum it illustrates exactly what I said—you can expect extreme spread going from three rounds to 10 rounds to double or triple in size. It also shows a suggested scope adjustment.
However, if your dope said 8.5moa and you needed 9 in reality, it should have been low. Based on that my guess is you are seeing a lack of data, not a difference in dope. Unless it’s consistently repeatable, or its based on a higher-round count group’s average poi, .5moa low at 500 yards is within the cone of that gun, ie you cant actually say that’s low because given a 1.3moa extreme spread of dispersion, any shot from .65moa higher than expected poi, down to .65moa lower than expected, would still be within that cone.
1.3moa 10-round group, and probably needs a click down and a click right.
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Any random three shots from that group will likely appear significantly more precise. Ie .4moa and within a click of perfectly zeroed. This is precisely why folks are recommending higher round count groups.
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