Rimfire Accuracy...expectations?

[m25operator]

An easier way to digest it is, measure the group outside to outside to the farthest point, subtract one bullet diameter.

Example: group outside to outside 1" projectile .452 1" -  .452" = .548" center to center.

MOA is 1/60 of a degree at a given distance, dangerously close to 1", 1.047197508733" to be exact, at 100 yards, close enough for me, works out to about 10 1/2" at 1,000 yards.

[Timothy]

thanks Benny....

.047 is HUGE in my business.  I was measuring parts today to .0005" ( 5 ten-thousands)....we got a new toy at the shop in the last few weeks.  A 4 kilowatt laser center capable of repeatable cutting of .001 over the 12 foot cutting area!  Right now it's brandy spanky new so it's really tight...

Fun stuff...

[Badgersmilk]

But can you shoot a squirrel out of a tree with it at a hundred yards?

[Timothy]

But can you shoot a squirrel out of a tree with it at a hundred yards?

In forty years of hunting, I've never needed to shoot more than twenty yards for small game, maybe thirty or forty for pheasant!  Accuracy is relative to the need and I don't need to be that accurate.

If your talking about the laser, it weighs about 50,000 pounds, a little hard to shoulder!

[ericire12]

But can you shoot a squirrel out of a tree with it at a hundred yards?

You've got a good spotter.

[Sponsor]

[1911 Junkie]

I once killed a griz at 1100yds with my grandpappys old singleshot .22. Does that count?  

Anybody have a problem with changing BM's name to Gecko? 

[Timothy]

I once killed a griz at 1100yds with my grandpappys old singleshot .22. Does that count?  

Junkie, your a stud!  Hope ya didn't wreck the meat with that shot!  It's a shame to waste a good Griz steak!

 

[1911 Junkie]

Junkie, your a stud!  Hope ya didn't wreck the meat with that shot!  It's a shame to waste a good Griz steak!

 

I intentionally shot it in the paw so I could catch it and take it clean with my swiss army knife. No meat wasted at all. 

[Timothy]

I intentionally shot it in the paw so I could catch it and take it clean with my swiss army knife. No meat wasted at all. 

Well, Hell!  If ya had the McGyver, why'd ya waste the bullet!

 

[alfsauve]

[and getting back to the original question]

Here's a target from last week.  Not a $1000 Anschutz, just a CZ452 Varmint in .17M2 at 50yds.   



I shot this in order of Upper Right, LR, LL, and UL.  There are 5 shots in each group.    It almost pulled together in a one hole group there at the end. 

I do not apologize for having a 5-15x Bushnell Legend on this gun.  It's in no way too much magnification when you're "hunting" mouse sized varmints hiding in vegetation.   And, on the range, I don't need a spotting scope.  Plus, it's absolutely a hoot to have other people sit down with my gun  and realize how much their heartbeat plays into 100yard (or longer) shots.   Of course, one young whipper-snapper said that wasn't a problem with his gun, since he only had a 4x scope!