Nice shooting Whip! Got a photo with the pistol rested?
I think I've given up trying for a tighter group.
I shot some more groups today at my range. The indoor range is 50 feet without any way to move the target or bench. I bested my previous group, so I thought I would post that group. I shot 5 groups and the first one was the best.
Black Mamba
6-18X40 scope
50 feet
CCI SV 40 grain bullet
Group was .410" measured OTO
That’s some insane shooting! Great work! I really wanna stretch out to 50’ now and try some shooting. May have to find me a well-suited scope to try that out.
What magnification do you shoot at?
That’s some insane shooting! Great work! I really wanna stretch out to 50’ now and try some shooting. May have to find me a well-suited scope to try that out.
What magnification do you shoot at?
Haha. Yeah, I meant stretch out in respect to having been shooting at 25’. Having said that, normally I don’t do much pistol shooting for groups outside of 30’ or so. Past that, we normally shoot pistol at 4-12” steel anywhere from 50-250 yards (mostly for kicks) so it’s not much of a precision thing until you get out further. Mostly into rifle for precision.
I guess we are opposites in the shooting world. When handgun silhouette was big, I shot a lot of pistols from 50 to 200 meters. Precision and accuracy were needed. The shootoffs were chicken-sized steel targets at 200 meters. Not much of that now, though.
I never did much rifle shooting. Usually hunting or varmint rifles out to 200 meters. Now most of my rifle shooting is at 40 to 70 feet during cowboy action matches. Now that's TOO CLOSE for rifle, but that's the game. There are long-range side matches after the main match. Lever guns like 30-30 at 100 meters. Single shots like the Sharps or my 1885 High Wall (40-65) out to 200 meters. Those are all offhand. That's a lot of fun.
haha. Guess that’s what makes the world go round. The shooting world can be whatever you want it to be, I suppose. In the last couple years is when I have really gotten into longer range shooting. I’m fortunate enough to have a buddy with enough farmland to stretch our steel range out to 973 yards. That’s been a lot of fun and a big challenge for us lately.
haha. Guess that’s what makes the world go round. The shooting world can be whatever you want it to be, I suppose. In the last couple years is when I have really gotten into longer range shooting. I’m fortunate enough to have a buddy with enough farmland to stretch our steel range out to 973 yards. That’s been a lot of fun and a big challenge for us lately.
I know I am not even close but still a fun challenge none the less. Using a bone stock Ruger MKIV 22/45 Tactical with Anguilla 40gr lead bulk ammo. I am sure if I had some higher end ammo and a Volquartsen trigger job the group could be cleaned up even more. Still not bad standing (I am weird don't like bench shooting with a handgun)
Good to see another participant. An excuse to shoot is what it's all about.
Nice shooting Dean.
Nice shooting Dean. Aguila SE standard velocity (not sure what Aguila you are shooting) is pretty accurate in some of my 22 pistols and not great in others. It shoots the best (tested in a Ransom Rest at 50 yards) in my Pardini for bulleye shooting. Of course, all pistols are different and rimfire ammo should be tested for each firearm to determine what shoots best for that gun.
I know you don't like shooting pistols from a rest, but give it a try. That's the game here. Also, you cannot know what ammo shoots best from a certain pistol unless you shoot from a rest and compare groups with different ammo. This is especially true with 22 LR ammo.
I know I am not even close but still a fun challenge none the less. Using a bone stock Ruger MKIV 22/45 Tactical with Anguilla 40gr lead bulk ammo. I am sure if I had some higher end ammo and a Volquartsen trigger job the group could be cleaned up even more. Still not bad standing (I am weird don't like bench shooting with a handgun)
...Yeah , I am trying to find different ammo and a pistol rest now...