For crying out loud!

[ballisticboy]

Describing a rifle as accurate when it gives a small group size. That is dispersion and nothing to do with accuracy no matter how often it has been printed as such.

[Terry D]

Describing a rifle as accurate when it gives a small group size. That is dispersion and nothing to do with accuracy no matter how often it has been printed as such.

If a rifle consistency puts its pellets exactly where I've aimed them, and thus produces a small group at the ranges I need - I'm calling that rifle 'accurate'. More importantly by far, the people I'm writing for have the same working definition of 'accurate' as I do. In the real world, a rifle that can be relied upon to group its pellets consistently throughout its intended range will be known as an accurate rifle.

Accurate is as accurate does.

[Peter Dunkley]

My latest hate is LENSE. No idea where it comes from.

[bighit]

My latest hate is LENSE. No idea where it comes from.

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/lense

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/lense

[angrybear]

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/lense

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/lense

The quality of both sites can be seen by their examples
one uses "lenses" - the correct multiple, the other lists as "lens" - by type the correct singular spelling.

[Zomboid]

Certificates but spoken as "cesstificate".

[Turnup]

If a rifle consistency puts its pellets exactly where I've aimed them, and thus produces a small group at the ranges I need - I'm calling that rifle 'accurate'. More importantly by far, the people I'm writing for have the same working definition of 'accurate' as I do. In the real world, a rifle that can be relied upon to group its pellets consistently throughout its intended range will be known as an accurate rifle.

Accurate is as accurate does.

A rifle which puts a tiny group at (say) one corner of the target (when intending to hit the centre) is precise but not accurate.

A rifle which spreads shots evenly all over the target, but with the group centre at the centre of the target is accurate but not precise.

Marksmen seek to achieve both accuracy and precision.

[Geezer]

Describing a rifle as accurate when it gives a small group size. That is dispersion and nothing to do with accuracy no matter how often it has been printed as such.

If a rifle consistency puts its pellets exactly where I've aimed them, and thus produces a small group at the ranges I need - I'm calling that rifle 'accurate'. More importantly by far, the people I'm writing for have the same working definition of 'accurate' as I do. In the real world, a rifle that can be relied upon to group its pellets consistently throughout its intended range will be known as an accurate rifle.

Accurate is as accurate does.

You are both right.

[ballisticboy]

If a rifle consistency puts its pellets exactly where I've aimed them, and thus produces a small group at the ranges I need - I'm calling that rifle 'accurate'. More importantly by far, the people I'm writing for have the same working definition of 'accurate' as I do. In the real world, a rifle that can be relied upon to group its pellets consistently throughout its intended range will be known as an accurate rifle.

Accurate is as accurate does.

But what if that rifle consistently puts its pellets in a small group somewhere you are not aiming at, is it still accurate?

[snock]

But what if that rifle consistently puts its pellets in a small group somewhere you are not aiming at, is it still accurate?

Yes. Your sights are off, but the rifle will be consistent.

[JustinThyme]

Chimleys and windowscreen wipers

[SuffolkRifle]

Beach wood (unless referring to driftwood)
Though to be honest, most of the inappropriate/wrong words are down to 'auto-correct' on modern telephonic devices

[rhyslightnin]

Beach wood (unless referring to driftwood)
Though to be honest, most of the inappropriate/wrong words are down to 'auto-correct' on modern telephonic devices

Oh you mean that "(un)productive" text thing?!

[C.V]

Chimleys and windowscreen wipers

Skelingtons!!

[Ragle Jnr]

Brake barrel and muzzle break!