In the long range world its most often referred to as the "clean cold bore" shot, not just the cold bore shot. In the traditional sense of military sniping that is the shot that counts. Same could be said for hunting at long ranges in some cases although you don't have to worry about it being a two way range and the game may stick around for a second shot in some cases. Some barrels might shoot better with a fouling round or two but as mentioned that would be a cold bore shot. If a barrel is match quality/broken in and the rifle is top notch it should put that first shot the same place as the second. Not sure how good the semi's are at that though.
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