Quote:
Originally Posted by dburkhead 
So I'm wondering about judging how my shooting is progressing. I've been shooting my Ruger 10/22 since early March, averaging at least once per week, shooting 150-200 rounds per week. Shooting almost exclusively standing with sling. Most of that time with iron sights, recently switching to a scope (mainly because the front sight had worked loose in the dovetail so I need to find a replacement). So what kind of groups "should" a person with that kind of experience, doing that kind of shooting, be making? One hole at 50 yards? 1 inch? Six inches? The side of a barn if you happen to be inside it?
|
I commend you for the time you are putting in, but in reality the standard is what ever you have set as a goal. If you haven't set a goal for each session then you are just burning ammo.
At Appleseed we teach basic rifle marksmanship with the Accuracy standard being 4 Minute of Angle (MOA). 4 MOA is a 1 inch square at 25 M (82'), 4" @ 100, 8" @ 200, etc.
I hand out a "Are You a Rifleman or a Cook" business card with a 1" square on the back with the instructions to place the card at 82' (25m), sling up in prone (no bipods or rests) and place 10 rds into the square in 60 sec. You're a Rifleman if you can or a rifleman in training ..... CooK, if you can't.
We teach the skills to do that, then the individual practices those skills to meet the standard. During the course of a two day Appleseed, shooters will fire 300-400 rds and the 10-22 is a excellent rifle for it.
So choose your goal and go for it! Watch for some possible Mini-Appleseeds (2-3 hr training sessions) in the future.
Lord willing & the creek don't rise.