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Norma Norma Golden Target 6.5 PRC 143gr JHP

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Ammunition

Norma Brand
Norma Golden Target 6.5 PRC 143gr JHP Ammo
Ammunition
Norma Norma Golden Target 6.5 PRC 143gr JHP
Caliber
6.5 PRC
Grain Weight
143gr
Lot Number
-

Firearm

Description
Tikka Ace 6.5 PRC Vision Pro w/ Nomad L w/ Recoil X
Barrel
-
Muzzle Brake
No
Suppressor
Dead Air Nomad L w/ Recoil X

Ballistics Data

Average FPS
-
Extreme Spread
-
Std Dev
-
Total Shots
-

Shot Groups

Collective @ 100 yards

POA-aligned across 4 of 4 groups

Group Size
2.027"
2.03 MOA
Mean Radius
0.602"
0.60 MOA
Shots
20
ES / MR 3.37× (expected ~3.66× for 20 shots) typical
Within-string MR: 0.441" (0.44 MOA) Between-string drift: 0.397" (0.40 MOA) Between / within: 0.90× mixed

Mixed — within-string dispersion and between-string drift contribute similarly. Both dispersion and drift are worth investigating.

Hit probability matrix — Collective @ 100yd · 20 shots · MR 0.602″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd (measured)13%42%89%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 13%42%89%≥99%≥99%≥99%
300 yd 13%42%89%98%≥99%96%
400 yd 13%42%89%89%97%88%
500 yd 13%42%89%75%89%77%
600 yd 13%42%89%62%78%66%
700 yd 13%42%89%51%67%56%
800 yd 13%42%89%42%57%48%
900 yd 13%42%89%35%49%41%
1000 yd 13%42%89%29%42%35%
1100 yd 13%42%89%25%36%30%
1200 yd 13%42%89%21%31%26%

Collective @ 300 yards

POA-aligned across 2 of 2 groups

Group Size
7.356"
2.45 MOA
Mean Radius
2.572"
0.86 MOA
Shots
10
ES / MR 2.86× (expected ~3.22× for 10 shots) typical
Within-string MR: 1.997" (0.67 MOA) Between-string drift: 1.514" (0.50 MOA) Between / within: 0.76× mixed

Mixed — within-string dispersion and between-string drift contribute similarly. Both dispersion and drift are worth investigating.

Hit probability matrix — Collective @ 300yd · 10 shots · MR 2.572″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd 6%23%66%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 6%23%66%99%≥99%97%
300 yd (measured)6%23%66%85%95%85%
400 yd 6%23%66%66%81%69%
500 yd 6%23%66%50%66%55%
600 yd 6%23%66%38%52%44%
700 yd 6%23%66%29%42%35%
800 yd 6%23%66%23%34%29%
900 yd 6%23%66%19%28%23%
1000 yd 6%23%66%16%23%20%
1100 yd 6%23%66%13%20%17%
1200 yd 6%23%66%11%17%14%

Group 1

100 yards
Group Size
1.047"
1.05 MOA
Mean Radius
0.435"
0.43 MOA
Shots
5
ES / MR 2.41× (expected ~2.75× for 5 shots) typical
Hit probability matrix — Group 1 · 100yd · MR 0.435″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd (measured)23%65%98%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 23%65%98%≥99%≥99%≥99%
300 yd 23%65%98%≥99%≥99%≥99%
400 yd 23%65%98%98%≥99%97%
500 yd 23%65%98%93%98%91%
600 yd 23%65%98%84%94%84%
700 yd 23%65%98%74%88%76%
800 yd 23%65%98%65%80%69%
900 yd 23%65%98%56%72%61%
1000 yd 23%65%98%49%65%54%
1100 yd 23%65%98%42%58%48%
1200 yd 23%65%98%37%51%43%

Group 2

100 yards
Group Size
0.717"
0.72 MOA
Mean Radius
0.282"
0.28 MOA
Shots
5
ES / MR 2.54× (expected ~2.75× for 5 shots) typical
Hit probability matrix — Group 2 · 100yd · MR 0.282″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd (measured)46%92%≥99%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 46%92%≥99%≥99%≥99%≥99%
300 yd 46%92%≥99%≥99%≥99%≥99%
400 yd 46%92%≥99%≥99%≥99%≥99%
500 yd 46%92%≥99%≥99%≥99%99%
600 yd 46%92%≥99%99%≥99%97%
700 yd 46%92%≥99%96%99%94%
800 yd 46%92%≥99%92%98%90%
900 yd 46%92%≥99%86%95%86%
1000 yd 46%92%≥99%79%92%81%
1100 yd 46%92%≥99%73%87%75%
1200 yd 46%92%≥99%67%82%70%

Group 3

100 yards
Group Size
1.791"
1.79 MOA
Mean Radius
0.61"
0.61 MOA
Shots
5
ES / MR 2.94× (expected ~2.75× for 5 shots) typical
Hit probability matrix — Group 3 · 100yd · MR 0.610″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd (measured)12%41%88%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 12%41%88%≥99%≥99%≥99%
300 yd 12%41%88%98%≥99%96%
400 yd 12%41%88%88%96%87%
500 yd 12%41%88%74%88%76%
600 yd 12%41%88%61%77%65%
700 yd 12%41%88%50%66%56%
800 yd 12%41%88%41%56%47%
900 yd 12%41%88%34%48%40%
1000 yd 12%41%88%29%41%34%
1100 yd 12%41%88%24%35%30%
1200 yd 12%41%88%21%31%26%

Group 4

100 yards
Group Size
1.048"
1.05 MOA
Mean Radius
0.436"
0.44 MOA
Shots
5
ES / MR 2.40× (expected ~2.75× for 5 shots) typical
Hit probability matrix — Group 4 · 100yd · MR 0.436″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd (measured)23%64%98%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 23%64%98%≥99%≥99%≥99%
300 yd 23%64%98%≥99%≥99%≥99%
400 yd 23%64%98%98%≥99%97%
500 yd 23%64%98%93%98%91%
600 yd 23%64%98%84%94%84%
700 yd 23%64%98%74%88%76%
800 yd 23%64%98%64%80%68%
900 yd 23%64%98%56%72%61%
1000 yd 23%64%98%48%64%54%
1100 yd 23%64%98%42%57%48%
1200 yd 23%64%98%37%51%43%

Group 5

300 yards
Group Size
7.356"
2.45 MOA
Mean Radius
2.599"
0.87 MOA
Shots
5
ES / MR 2.83× (expected ~2.75× for 5 shots) typical
Hit probability matrix — Group 5 · 300yd · MR 2.599″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd 6%23%65%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 6%23%65%98%≥99%97%
300 yd (measured)6%23%65%84%95%85%
400 yd 6%23%65%65%81%69%
500 yd 6%23%65%49%65%55%
600 yd 6%23%65%37%52%43%
700 yd 6%23%65%29%41%35%
800 yd 6%23%65%23%34%28%
900 yd 6%23%65%19%28%23%
1000 yd 6%23%65%15%23%19%
1100 yd 6%23%65%13%19%16%
1200 yd 6%23%65%11%17%14%

Group 6

300 yards
Group Size
4.46"
1.49 MOA
Mean Radius
1.395"
0.47 MOA
Shots
5
ES / MR 3.20× (expected ~2.75× for 5 shots) typical
Hit probability matrix — Group 6 · 300yd · MR 1.395″

Assumes shooter dispersion is the dominant error source and scales linearly with range. Doesn't model wind, MV SD, or BC uncertainty — those matter more as distance grows, so real-world hit rates at long range will typically be lower than shown.

Range0.5 MOA1 MOA2 MOA8"10"IPSC A
100 yd 20%60%97%≥99%≥99%≥99%
200 yd 20%60%97%≥99%≥99%≥99%
300 yd (measured)20%60%97%≥99%≥99%99%
400 yd 20%60%97%97%≥99%96%
500 yd 20%60%97%90%97%89%
600 yd 20%60%97%80%92%81%
700 yd 20%60%97%69%84%73%
800 yd 20%60%97%60%76%64%
900 yd 20%60%97%51%67%57%
1000 yd 20%60%97%44%60%50%
1100 yd 20%60%97%38%53%44%
1200 yd 20%60%97%33%47%39%

Notes

Testing the Nomad L w/ Recoil X 95% certain this is a dead barrel (certainly very nearly there if not fully dead) - also nearly certain that the scope elevation turret slipped.

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