I have the same gun. Good for around the house practicing. Slows you down like a ML between pumping it up and inserting one pellet at a time. I usually go for 3-4 pumps which will swing some little metal targets.
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Impressive…try loading 2 RBs at a time…that way that “twice on Sundays” thing would happen simultaneously…twice as many 1/2” groups in half the time…all day every day.My savage hawken shoots rb's into 1/2" groups all day long with monotony and twice on Sundays.
mtfishn
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I appreciate the honesty(?) on this thread. While I've had my good days as any of us, I'm satisfied with 3-4" groups at 50 and 9" groups at 100yds offhand. From x-stix I would like to get groups 1/2 that size shooting PRB. Sometimes it happens...sometimes it doesn't.
Somebody mentioned it depends on the day, that is for sure. Some days I can’t miss, then 24 hours later it’s like I never shot before. You just have to relax, shoot and enjoy even the off days.
In our little competition group "on any given day" certainly applies. I recently shot what I considered a mediocre score and placed first. The next week I bested that score by 20 points and came in 3rd. I don't worry about placement. My goal is to shoot the best I'm capable of. If I do that it is a very good day. If not then it's still a good day.
getting old sucks buuutt it beats the alternative I'm lucky if I can win even a single match at our monthly shoots
Depends on who you hang with. In my group, at 79, I may be the youngster!
flatcreek
40 Cal
We're all the lucky ones if we made it to 70, 80 or more, there are many who are not so lucky.
Ben Meyer
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My best 5 shot group with a Flintlock, seated from a bench rest, has been @ 1.5" at 50yds.
flatcreek
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Never said what my groups were, I can usually expect a 2" group a 50 yds from a rest. I usually shoot from 40 yds with about the same result, if I'm getting 1.5" or less I'm a happy camper.
DillyJamba
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6 Inch group is what I can count on at 50 yards, anything more than that is a blessing. Maybe one day I'll be a "One ragged hole" guy.
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For me and where I live, group size is hugely dependent on what the wind is doing. On a calm day from the bench I can shoot 1” groups at 50 yards and 2-4” groups at 100 yards with my jaeger.
If it’s windy (15-25 mph) then 50 yards groups open up and 100 yard shots are something I won’t do at large game. If you need a number - I’ve seen 5 shot groups of 8”-10” from light bench guns win prizes at a match where you have to score what you did. This is in windy conditions (10-20)and variable light.
Oh, and I missed a very nice whitetail buck at about 25 yards once with the same rifle. Nerves and flinching affect group sizes…
If it’s windy (15-25 mph) then 50 yards groups open up and 100 yard shots are something I won’t do at large game. If you need a number - I’ve seen 5 shot groups of 8”-10” from light bench guns win prizes at a match where you have to score what you did. This is in windy conditions (10-20)and variable light.
Oh, and I missed a very nice whitetail buck at about 25 yards once with the same rifle. Nerves and flinching affect group sizes…
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