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ArchiePerry

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Hey Fellas,

I have been working on my technique with my old cooey. Being a newbie my goals have changed over time to reash something reasonable. Today I was getting groupings of less than 2 inches which made me pleased as a pig in... :bsFlag:


I decided that enough is enough and maybe its time to try some expensive ammos and see how my groupings come out .

I didn't even break the bank on the ammo but I hit sub 1 inch groups at 40 yards! Granted this is with a scope so its not as impressive as with iron sights, but Its the best I have ever done and I'm pretty happy.

My goal is to be able to shoot the head off of a grouse at that distance so I'd say I have achieved it... assuming there is no wind and there is a nice bench for me to sit at with a block to rest my barrel on.

I guess the next step is to try and do the same standing with no support and no scope.


By the way, I am usually a Blazer 525 ammo type of guy, but today the ticket was CCI Standard velocity LR .22.

Success!
 
Even with bargain basement ammunition.most 22lr rifles are capable of 1" or better for five shots at 50 yards. Put in the practice time, and the groups will become smaller, and more consistent.
 
Any time you set a goal and achieve it - it's a milestone. Good shooting ! Now set the bar a little higher and imagine the sense of accomplishment. Just keep shooting !!
 
Use a couple sand bags or proper rifle bags on the front and rear of the stock and you should be able to get better groupings also. As the other fellow said, stay away from resting the barrel on anything while shooting as this will open up your groups.

I have a really nice shooting heavy barrel CZ 22LR and can shoot 1/4-5/16" groupings at 50 yrds on a calm day, but I do this with good ammunition like SK stnd+ or something similar. If I go to a mid grade target ammunition like Fed 711b, the groups open up to just under 1/2", which is still very good (1 MOA). The main point is that all this ammunition is low enough velocity to not go trans sonic in flight to the target. Once I use standard or high velocity ammunition as is often found in bulk pack 22 LR ammo, the groups open up over twice the size of the better ammunition.

You can only go so far with lesser quality ammo in a 22 and it is fruitless chasing anything better unless your willing to pony up for the higher priced stuff.
 
ArchiePerry said:
. I guess the next step is to try and do the same standing with no support and no scope.
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This is a whole different skill set. Once you've proved a rifle accurate, then you can use that rifle to learn standing offhand shooting...because then you know that any miss will be due to the shooter and not the rifle.

Try shooting steel .22 scaled metallic silhouette targets or reactive swingers, if your range will allow them. So much fun seeing targets falling/swinging compared to tiny holes on paper!

Standing offhand shooting separates the men from the boys:)
 
easyrider604 said:
This is a whole different skill set. Once you've proved a rifle accurate, then you can use that rifle to learn standing offhand shooting...because then you know that any miss will be due to the shooter and not the rifle.

Try shooting steel .22 scaled metallic silhouette targets or reactive swingers, if your range will allow them. So much fun seeing targets falling/swinging compared to tiny holes on paper!

Standing offhand shooting separates the men from the boys:)
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It does! It's not easy thats for sure. But there is something to be said for iron sighted benchrest shooting. learning to master the skills of breathing and trigger pull is not easy either if you have the eyes to keep up with it.

It took a lot of practice, patience and dedication to finally be able to pull 1/2" 50m groups with my open sighted martini. But offhand is a different animal alltogether. total body controll. Next level marksmanship.
 
I'm getting back into 22's after a lot of center fire , long range ,benchrest..etc
I'm finding that it take a lot of control , good ammo, patience.
At this time ,the main problem with my shooting is...14" behind the trigger!!:redface:
Bob
 
ArchiePerry, you never told us what model your old Cooey is. I've found my old Cooey's shot any brand just as well as the pricier stuff. I used to pop gophers with head shots at a hundred yards with my model 75 with Winchester super X while resting on the ground.
 
Thanks guys for the support.

What is "Sub -MOA Accuracy?" Is that Less than 1 Minute (1/60 degrees) ?
Is that equivalent to 1/2 inch at 50 yards?

I should clarify that I rest the for-end of the stock on a block, not the barrel. I used to rest the barrel but a Nutter at the Range already corrected me on that a few weeks ago.


The gun is a Cooey Model 600 with Tasco 3x9 scope. I gave it a real good cleaning for the first time recently and it runs smooth as silk now.

Here's some pictures I originally posted in a different thread.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=542929


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Buy as many different brands and types of ammo as you can the rifle will show you what it likes to be feed.high or hypr velocity ammo tends to be less accurate than standard velocity do to the fact of starting off ultrasonic and falling to subsonic on its way down range.
 
Nice Smurf quilt there, Archie. ;)

Now, you are in Edmonton. Get the hell off the range and find some gophers to shoot. That rifle combo will hit gophers at 75yds all day. And 5 shots will get you 2 gophers at 100yds once you learn how to dope the wind. And that's a heck of a lot smaller than an inch at 100yds. Then you will learn to shoot. You will learn how to estimate various ranges, acceptable holdovers, aiming off in the wind, etc. However, you won't be doing that offhand. You will need a support of some type. I use a shooter's ridge steady pod and a folding camp chair as my main tools for keeping a steady hold. I have shot enough that head-shots out to 75yds are commonplace. You will, too, after a few thousand gophers.
 
I bought a used .22 revolver and shot 100 round of Blazer and the lead build-up in the barrel was bad. Switched to CCI Standard Velocity Target and the problem disappeared. Why? My theory is that the hotter ammo was melting in the barrel due to friction. Could this affect accuracy...more than likely.
Just a theory but I am sticking to it.:D
 
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