Editing Accurizing (section)

===Testing methodology===
As the goal of accurizing a firearm is to improve its accuracy, the way accuracy is measured becomes important. A firearm used primarily as a [[hunting weapon]] will need to be accurate on the first shot from a cold, clean barrel, while one used for target shooting may be allowed fouling shots before the first shot for record is fired. Issues of portability or restrictions of certain competitions may limit the alterations that can be made. In addition, every firearm is different, and processes that yield good results on one may not affect another.<ref name=affordable>{{cite web |url=http://www.chuckhawks.com/affordable_accuracy.htm |title=Affordable Accuracy |author =Bill Johnson |publisher=Chuck Hawks |accessdate=2007-09-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102647/http://www.chuckhawks.com/affordable_accuracy.htm| archivedate= 29 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Another issue in measuring accuracy is the method by which the gun is secured for the test. The most accurate shooting position is a supported position, such as firing from a benchrest with the firearm well-supported by a shooting rest or sandbags; this eliminates much of the shooter's potential for error and will generally result in much smaller groups than firing from an unsupported position. Even for a firearm that is going to be shot offhand, accuracy testing from a [[Benchrest shooting#Rests|machine rest]] will provide an idea of the ultimate attainable accuracy.<ref name=bullseye /><ref name=unsupported>{{cite web |url=http://www.chuckhawks.com/shooting_unsupported_positions.htm |title=Practical Accuracy in the Field: Shooting from Unsupported Positions |author =Chuck Hawks |accessdate=2007-09-06| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102838/http://www.chuckhawks.com/shooting_unsupported_positions.htm| archivedate= 29 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>