The Precision rimfire thread

[Tentman]

Tentman...This one would qualify - Shot by by wife two days ago with the Vudoo - 3 different lot numbers of SK Rifle Match & Long Range at 50M. Best 183, Worst 412, 20X5 Average 304. We haven't had this rifle long and since I set it up, we haven't struck one day with ideal conditions for shooting rim fire. It took my wife two hours to shoot this in very trying conditions - She's a good shot but patience is the key here - Something I lack in spades!

Well I finally nailed it, this is the target as I measured it, @rambo-6mmrem gave me a thou and he reckons its 0.293

Its taken 6 plus years to shoot a 5x5 @50 where all groups measure under 0.5". It was a lot harder than I initially thought although I did impose a few of my own personal limitations. I wanted to do it with a sporting rifle that one could go hunting with - thats still a fairly wide range of options but for me it ruled out single shot target rifles like a Vickers I own and a BSA International that came my way during the journey.

My shooting has definitely improved as I've tried shooting the challenge, I am a lot more conscious of trigger control, hold and environmental factors than I once was.

The journey has taken several rifles, a Anschutz 1415-1416, a Winchester M52 replica, a CZ 455, two EM322's, a Ruger 10/22 HB, a Ruger American rimfire Target HB and some others I forget. All of these would shoot a lot of groups at under 0.5, but in my hands I couldn't get 5 consecutive groups at that level.

Now I finally have a target that makes the grade. It was shot at 47M with a Lithgow LA101 22lr. The rifle is a standard synthetic stock model that I bought used, however I'm sure the trigger has been altered, it has a superb break at 725 grams (26oz). Scope is a Sightron S111 3.5-10x44 and the ammo I shot was a batch of Eley Match that I've hoarded for the challenge after it "proved out" in other rifles.