Forum shooting challenge: The under 500 500

[Tussock]

Based on the responses, I think the general sentiment is that you have to do this challenge using a secondhand gun. I have no doubt that one could score a "good enough" hunting gun secondhand. The problem, just as with buying a secondhand car, is that you just don't know what the gun has gone through and if it is accurate. People tend to sell off the less accurate guns in their collection when they down size or need funds for to new toys.

Anyway, this topic is brilliant, it has now generated so much interest. I humbly await for participants proving me being too pessimistic with their plethora of $500 guns that does 1/4 MOA at 100m and 2 MOA at 500m.

A score of 5 would be respectable = 1.5" @ 100m and the 100m and 200m target. 8 would be a good score if you made the 300m target as well. With handloading and home accurizing and a bit of good old kiwi ingenuity, the top score will be higher.

A full score of 22 is entirely possible but the 5 shot group is what will make it nearly impossible. It is actually less than MOA.

A score of 20 will be like a top score in golf. 22 is like hole in one.

Most of these guns shoot like arse but they can be made to shoot. It is just that the top guys would never bother, right @7mmsaum ?

Thus, the challenge