Case Capacity and grouping.

[Ds J]

Please consider this: does the Houston Warehouse experiment count for regular shooting conditions? They had a large, windless area under unchanging light conditions?

[Treeman]

Please consider this: does the Houston Warehouse experiment count for regular shooting conditions? They had a large, windless area under unchanging light conditions?

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Yes of course, the stable conditions gave very accurate base line results. Its like saying a 3 inch group load is good enough for hunting and then telling a bloke that can only shoot a three inch on a good day with a half inch grouping capable rifle that a 3 inch group is good enough for hunting.
Now take the 3 inch capable rifle and let the 3 inch capable shooter shoot it and he will get anything from spot on the bulls eye to his max 3 inch off + the rifle does a 3 inch off on that shot  = a 6 inch off shot. If both were o inch capable you would get a zero inch group, if only of the two was zero inch capable and the other 3 inch able you would get a 3 inch off shot.
The stable conditions only made fore more accurate knowledge of what can be achieved with a weapon and load, all added conditions are different tests.

[oafpatroll]

Please consider this: does the Houston Warehouse experiment count for regular shooting conditions? They had a large, windless area under unchanging light conditions?

That whole exercise was absolutely fascinating to read about. I'm pretty sure that there were things found out in those conditions that would be all but impossible to have been found out any other way

[big5ifty]

Please consider this: does the Houston Warehouse experiment count for regular shooting conditions? They had a large, windless area under unchanging light conditions?

Not any regular condition, the perfect condition that completely removed wind from the result.

The one thing that stuck in my mind from that was best accuracy was achieved without handling the rifle at all, just touching the trigger.

[Treeman]

Please consider this: does the Houston Warehouse experiment count for regular shooting conditions? They had a large, windless area under unchanging light conditions?

Not any regular condition, the perfect condition that completely removed wind from the result.

The one thing that stuck in my mind from that was best accuracy was achieved without handling the rifle at all, just touching the trigger.

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I also hold that as my most notable take away, free rifle, just trigger contact.