January 30, 2023.009? — The Record That Held for 40 Years.
In 1973 Mac McMillan shot an amazing 100-yard, .009? Five-shot group in a benchrest match. The.009? The group was measured using a 60x microscope to verify. Mac McMillan shot the group with a McMillan prototype rifle and an early McMillan Stock. This group was the “Holy Grail?” of rifle accuracy. This.009? Many considered this record unbreakable and would “stand for ever”. It took 40 years for Mac’s record to be broken by an even smaller group. In 2013, Mike Stinnett shot a .0077? Five-shot group using a 30 Stewart. A.30 caliber wildcat based upon the 6.5 Grendel. Stinnett’s .0077? Stinnett’s.0077 is the smallest 100-yard group ever taken in a registered benchrest competition. *
What is.0077? The significance of Mac McMillan’s.009 is not diminished by Stinnett’s success. group in the history and evolution of benchrest competition. Mac’s group has been the standard for rifle accuracy* for over 40 years. Mac McMillan’s.009 is a must-see for anyone who hasn’t seen it. Here it is, along the NBRSA World Record Certificate. The McMillan Family museum now has the target. *Someone else may claim a smaller group. However, unless moving backers were used or electronic targets were used, it could not be verified. Registered benchrest matches use moving target backers to ensure that five (5) shots are fired in each group. This eliminates any doubt.
