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Barrel length vs velocity 28" to 16.5" .308
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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 2970745" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>The .300 WM is more ACCURATE. The .308 Win is more PRECISE.</p><p></p><p>Lack of accuracy can be accounted for (adjust your scope), lack of precision cannot. The .5MOA gun will always be more precise than the 2MOA gun (ignoring any modifications to the gun).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/Experimental%20Design/accuracyprecision.htm" target="_blank">https://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/Experimental Design/accuracyprecision.htm</a></p><p></p><p>But you are correct in that given the choice, a shooter would be willing to give up velocity (inherent accuracy - more drop/windage) in trade for more precision (tighter groups).</p><p></p><p>My point originally is that shorter does not automatically mean tighter groups. It can; and especially for thinner barrel profiles usually will - but it is not a guarantee for better precision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 2970745, member: 423"] The .300 WM is more ACCURATE. The .308 Win is more PRECISE. Lack of accuracy can be accounted for (adjust your scope), lack of precision cannot. The .5MOA gun will always be more precise than the 2MOA gun (ignoring any modifications to the gun). [URL='https://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/Experimental%20Design/accuracyprecision.htm']https://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/Experimental Design/accuracyprecision.htm[/URL] But you are correct in that given the choice, a shooter would be willing to give up velocity (inherent accuracy - more drop/windage) in trade for more precision (tighter groups). My point originally is that shorter does not automatically mean tighter groups. It can; and especially for thinner barrel profiles usually will - but it is not a guarantee for better precision. [/QUOTE]
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