The discussion revolves around the interpretation of "10% accuracy" in firearms, specifically questioning what this percentage signifies in terms of bullet spread and hit probability. Participants explore the implications of accuracy metrics and their relationship to the area affected by shots, along with the potential for mathematical modeling of shot distribution.
Participants express differing views on the significance of the 10% accuracy metric, with some finding it inadequate for understanding shot distribution. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the implications of accuracy and the mathematical modeling of shot spread.
Participants note the usual measurement of gun accuracy as Minute of Angle (MOA), but there is no consensus on how this relates to the 10% accuracy figure discussed.
but my concern is about the remaining 90% shots, where will they land? any probability equations that can predict? thxSvein said:I suspect it is "meaningless number used by salespersons". In my opinion 10% accuracy would mean that with the gun in a vise (or whatever gunsmiths use), 10% of the shots would hit the bulls-eye. Which is pretty bad if you ask me.
Well, i assume they will hit something in front of the gun. You can assign any probability distribution you want, but it will be meaningless until you have data.sunmaggot said:but my concern is about the remaining 90% shots, where will they land? any probability equations that can predict? thx
sunmaggot said:I want to ask a strange question. When the gun has 10% accuracy, what does 10% mean? I mean it doesn't really tell me anything. How large is the area the bullets spread if the gun has 10% accuracy? I have already attempted to find articles in google, and I still didn't get the answer about the relationship between spreading area and accuracy value.
oh I see, what I was thinking about is way more complicated though. Say a gun can shoot 2 bullets at the same time, with what accuracy of the gun will it hit a target with area A in the most accurate manner. each bullet will go into the direction according to the probability. Any idea for this...? thxSvein said:Well, i assume they will hit something in front of the gun. You can any probability distribution you want, but it will be meaningless until you have data.