Re: 100yard group?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TonyAngel</div><div class="ubbcode-body">jaia, thanks for the info, and you also make a very valid point. I really don't spend much time shooting groups any longer, except to zero my scope when I start a new lot of ammo. I've found that shooting groups is not the end all indicator of a rifle's accuracy. I've found that a rifle that can shoot consistently good groups (or should I say rifle/shooter combo), may not always hit the target.
For example, you can look at several series of groups that are posted all over the internet. The series may look good, due to the size of the groups, but if you notice, a lot of the time, the groups aren't in the same location on the target. The point of impact is changing as the shooter moves the rifle from one target to the next.
This shows an inconsistency in either the shooter's form and/or an inconsistency in the rifle's setup.
When I practice, I spend my time shooting at targets like these....
My rifle didn't like this particular lot of Wolf. I didn't hit as many clean Xs as I would have liked.
The way the scoring works for our match is that the bullet has to break the inside line of the center circle (essentially get at least a piece of a 3/8" target, to get the 100 points for that target. We use best line scoring. We voted it as a compromise, since we are prohibited from using good ammo for this match.
I'd say that if you want to become proficient with a rimfire, you should spend some time shooting at targets like these. In the end, shooting good groups gets you nothing if you can't hit the target. What I sometimes like to do as a little game after shooting my targets for practice is to try to hit the numbers to the bottom left of the targets, then I move to the staples. I'm finished with the target when it hits the ground. </div></div>
Hi, I shoot ARA also, and was looking at your target and scoring, and wondered how you got 2,500 score out of that target. It's a pretty good target, but ARA is worst edge scoring as demonstrated in the illistration in the upper left hand corner of the target. Target #6, #10, and #22 clearly score 50 not 100, and target #21 would score 25 not 100, and targets #1, #7, #11, and #19 are all hugging the outer edge of the ring and would have to be plugged to be sure, but I'm betting at least one if not more would score 50 also. Best case I think this target would score 2,225. For example this target scored 2,200 at a match.
The same rifle shoots like this at 100yds
Best 5 shot group at 100yds
