So, is there a correlation between bore quality and Extreme Spread/Standard Deviation?
We chase perfection in ammo, but has anyone tested a variety of barrels, all the same length, and noted variance in ammo performance?
What would be a statistically significant sample size?
(And yes, I realize the impact consistent ignition, etc. has on this).
Ton of variables here.
1. Condition of bore is vague? Are you going to test barrels with unlimited tooling marks against a top tier barrel? Or will it be premium barrels fouled accordingly?
2. Are you under the assumption a great lot of ammo in one rifle should shoot in another, or buy untested samples of ammo for the test, combo of both?
3. Sample size, this could get expensive and time consuming, if you are setting the size, you will be accused of only pleasing yourself.
4. You said it yourself, using different rifles may skew crap from the start, and justin added to it.
In my LR shooting endeavors, over the yrs I have had 2 rifles, same cartridge, and most of the time same actions, same brand and contours, and lengths of barrels. Always shooting the same bullets.
At times, same powder would not work to my specs, or primer.
Nothing linear when comparing different components in shooting.
If this was my idea, I'd probably wake up one morning, lay it all out, have breakfast, come to the conclusion that I may not even be able to please the little woman today, let alone thousands of 22LR enthusiasts, load the range truck and go have fun shooting.