.41 magnum man
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Some of you might have seen some of my groups that I posted pictures of using open sights. I had some 3 inch groups at 90 yards. Well, I bought a Leupold 2x scope for my Ruger .41 magnum and sighted it in last week. Out to 50 yards I am shooting fine with a rest, but at 90 yards I am all over the place in a 8 or 10 inch circle. That is with a sandbag rest. Another thing I did was try to shoot off of shooting sticks with the scope, and I can't hold it still at all! But with the open sights I can shoot great. I even shot a squirrel at 30 yards last week just resting my gun on my atv. I think most of my problem is caused by the added weight from the scope and rings. Of course, I am going to shoot with what ever is the most accurate for me, but I was just surprised at how poor my shooting is with the scope.