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Well I'm not interested in reading fine print at 100 yds, or watching birds, but I am interested in seeing bullet holes of different calibers and how good other scopes can see them sounds interesting. If you need my Unertls for the test I'm willing to participate.
If your dead set on using sentences you may want to consider sending all the guys involved the test sentences and all on the same color paper, there are differences in the color white and if it's going to be a useful test that type of thing has to be controlled, that's why I recommended target paper, no matter where I've shot, even in Russia, the target paper is pretty much the same, when I asked about it I was told they do it because if the Olympic games, same color paper no matter what part of the world you shoot in, paper color is very important, especially on a bright or overcast day, otherwise the test will be highly flawed.
I think that's why Boats recommend a "new" dollar bill as a control, everyone usually has one or can get one, and there all the same color and size. Sounds to me that Boats has been involved in some type of military testing, same as I have.
Shooter
I made a test paper that says "Times New Roman 72 point.", from 72 to 10 point. The font is times new roman. It fits on one piece of copier paper.
If you will, please make one of these and take it to the range. Set it up at 100 yards and see the smallest print that you, and hopefully some others, can read. Please record the "light" as either
bright sunny
cloudy
cloudy dark
I've got this running on three forums, have yet to see any description of an anternative test. "Invalid" is popular, as is "there are just too many variables".
Bullet holes would be good, but that the background makes all the difference. On a clear day with snow on the ground behind the target you can see termite holes in the target frames.
The dollar is interesting, I've been looking at one for a while. Care to expand on that?
I'd like any suggestions you have, and of course "invalid" and "impossible" are always welcome.
joe b.