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Good shooting??

  • 22-02-2008 12:20am
    #1
    alan123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭


    A quick and simple question... What do you regard as good shooting with a .22lr?

    What sort of grouping should I be shooting at 60yards and 100yards to be satisfied that Im shooting well?


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  • #2
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Well, last time I grouped my .22lr I was getting just above 1/2 inch groups at 60 and around the inch mark at 100 yards. I'm happy enough with that for the kind of shooting I do (which isn't much lately!).


  • #3
    IRLConor
    Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor


    It depends on the rifle, the sights and the weather conditions. On a calm day with a iron sights it's not too hard to keep every shot within an inch diameter ring (ISSF 9 ring) at 50m. Magnifying sights should tighten that further. Johngalway's numbers sound about right.

    Wind, poor light and lashing rain make a big difference though. :D


  • #4
    alan123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭alan123


    Cheers!


  • #5
    pestshooter7
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    Yea anything under 1.5 inches at 100yrds is pretty good at that range!
    .5 of an inch a 50 is the norm there!


  • #6
    johngalway
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    IRLConor wrote: »
    Wind, poor light and lashing rain make a big difference though. :D

    Too right they do! I won't get the results in the field that I do when I'm out zeroing or popping the odd target but I choose my shots when I'm hunting.


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  • #7
    spideog7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭spideog7


    Was out Saturday (.22wmr), shooting rabbits, misty rain and strong gusts. Fired 4 shots at one rabbit and he didn't even know he was being shot at. 80 yds and I was high, low, left and right, I could see where every shot was hitting with the wet grass, the rabbit was oblivious, he eventually strolled off !!! Same thing happened 5 minutes later, 3 shots at 60yds, he wasn't even moving so I presumed I had him, walked up to within 10yds and he ran off, not a hair gone off him !!
    Came back to the house to check out my zero, got my first 2 shot's within 1.5inches at ~60yds and the 3rd on the bullseye.

    So I successfully identified the problem with my gun.... me !!!!!! :p
    I find it very hard to get a proper rest in the field, can't keep the gun steady, especially with rabbit's, them feckers are so small !!


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