Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but a point to be made non the less. As it relates to hunting there comes a time in the yr where it's wise in my view to forget about group size off a bench and practice solely in what counts.
No animal walking has reason to care 1 bit about how tight of a group someone or some rifle shoots from a bench. All that matters as far as them joining you for dinner is point of aim/point of impact on a single bullet when it counts.
A 6" paper plate with a 2" circle in the middle at a 100 yds is good practice. A 3-3.5" or so group with the farthest single bullet being 2.5" or so from the center of the 2" circle is hardly world class marksmanship, but by the same token is a dead center vitals hit and is a lot harder than it looks just sitting down unsupported and using your legs as props. I do a lot of woods hunting so I rarely practice a prone shot, but utilize sitting or standing shots often so that's what I practice.
No animal walking has reason to care 1 bit about how tight of a group someone or some rifle shoots from a bench. All that matters as far as them joining you for dinner is point of aim/point of impact on a single bullet when it counts.
A 6" paper plate with a 2" circle in the middle at a 100 yds is good practice. A 3-3.5" or so group with the farthest single bullet being 2.5" or so from the center of the 2" circle is hardly world class marksmanship, but by the same token is a dead center vitals hit and is a lot harder than it looks just sitting down unsupported and using your legs as props. I do a lot of woods hunting so I rarely practice a prone shot, but utilize sitting or standing shots often so that's what I practice.