priv8ter
Member
I have a confession to make. I don't know what size groups I shoot with my guns.
Oh, I could pull out a ruler(or a Leatherman) and measure them, but the numbers don't really mean much to me. I tend to think more in terms of target vital area, or Minute-of-Bad Guy accuracy.
While growing up, both my rifles had scopes, and I never really learned how to use iron sights. All I was worried about with my 7mm Magnum was that my bullets hit within about 4 inches of where I was aiming. I considered that good enough for mule deer and elk. Being a high school kid, and 7mm Rem Mag costing what it did, I was unlikely to shoot more than every other month anyway.
In the last 4 months though, I have gotten and 1894C, and a Saiga 7.62 X 39. I have plans to get a Garand for my birthday. None of these guns come with scopes.
Welcome to the challenging world of open sights.
What I am wondering is, now that I am growing up, and hopefully getting to shoot more, what kind of accuracy should I expect from myself? The Marlin and the Saiga are both carbines, 16" barrels. So far, my 50 yard shooting with them is decent...2-3" groups. At 100 yards...well...back to that 'Minute-of-Torso' stuff.
Now, once I get my Garand, with a nice long barrel, I would think from a rest(with practice!) I should be able to get 2-3" groups at a 100 yards, right?
What kind of accuracy do you folks expect to see from a casual shooter, someone who can make it to the range every 6 weeks or so, for a couple of boxes of amm0?
Thanks!
greg
Oh, I could pull out a ruler(or a Leatherman) and measure them, but the numbers don't really mean much to me. I tend to think more in terms of target vital area, or Minute-of-Bad Guy accuracy.
While growing up, both my rifles had scopes, and I never really learned how to use iron sights. All I was worried about with my 7mm Magnum was that my bullets hit within about 4 inches of where I was aiming. I considered that good enough for mule deer and elk. Being a high school kid, and 7mm Rem Mag costing what it did, I was unlikely to shoot more than every other month anyway.
In the last 4 months though, I have gotten and 1894C, and a Saiga 7.62 X 39. I have plans to get a Garand for my birthday. None of these guns come with scopes.
Welcome to the challenging world of open sights.
What I am wondering is, now that I am growing up, and hopefully getting to shoot more, what kind of accuracy should I expect from myself? The Marlin and the Saiga are both carbines, 16" barrels. So far, my 50 yard shooting with them is decent...2-3" groups. At 100 yards...well...back to that 'Minute-of-Torso' stuff.
Now, once I get my Garand, with a nice long barrel, I would think from a rest(with practice!) I should be able to get 2-3" groups at a 100 yards, right?
What kind of accuracy do you folks expect to see from a casual shooter, someone who can make it to the range every 6 weeks or so, for a couple of boxes of amm0?
Thanks!
greg