At 600yds plenty 6mm. Statistacal variance goes both ways I would think. How many more things will average themselves out. Still beats the hell out of pit duty in 100' heat. Something to think about.I'd say .308 nearly 100% of the time at 100% of the matches I shoot at (which is four ranges including the one I run). I've done my fair share of comparisons using random targets at matches (just for fun while not shooting OR on my actual range unit which I have access to over a 1000 targets) and then changing the calibers and there's virtually no difference in score. Nobody shooting TR is gonna care since 99.999% are using .308 anyway and for open the difference from .284 to .308 is less than the statistical variance of the e-target itself so it's a bit of a wash. That being said, there IS a difference at some point out of hundreds of targets but .308 makes it a level playing field, and much simpler for MDs so they can focus on what matters at a match compared to the alternative of everyone causing havoc inside the system chaining calibers all over the place. I've seen that scenario and it's not pretty.
How many X’s did you shoot at that basketball? 27? Hey- you took it very well when they switched it back!
Not sure where you are getting these center of the hole rules. But for score it is the outside of the bullet hole and outside of the ring. And yes all things equal a larger hole has an advantage. If you want it some other way shoot UBR.The way I see it, keeping it the same for everyone is best way to go. The idea is to get the center of the bullet into the center of the target. The CMP uses a .308 plug for everything (if I'm not mistaken) for this reason. Just looking at the hole to see if it clips the line seems like a convenience that gets us away from what it ought to be, granting a very slight advantage to bigger bullets for no good reason.
The shotmarker tells us where the center of the bullet hits. The caliber is just an abstraction that seeks to simulate the paper target rule, which is going backwards if you ask me.
Plus, it's simpler.
I don't know what the official rule is, but that makes the most sense to me.
None. Good point.They aren't 0.5mm accurate anyway, so what difference does it make?
It’s a CMP rule (or it was. I believe it still is) They recognize that the caliber shouldn’t matter and that all holes are scored with the same plug. It’s more fair that way in my opinion.Not sure where you are getting these center of the hole rules. But for score it is the outside of the bullet hole and outside of the ring. And yes all things equal a larger hole has an advantage. If you want it some other way shoot UBR.
Only your target, each are independent.Say your using 12 shotmarker targets for your match, when one competitor changes his target to .264 does it change all 12 or his individual target only?
Thanks.Only your target, each are independent.