MOA at 100yds

I like to keep in shape for the 100 yard plus gopher shooting...I shoot ping pong and golf balls at 100 plus yards. Really lets a person become more proficient for the gophers that are laying in the grass. I use a Mossberg 144lsb and Tasca 6x24 scope. No special ammo, but Winchester 333s do the best from my guns. Second to the Mossy is my 1940 Marlin 81. Both guns are bipod and shoulder hold.
 
100 yds

I often shoot at 100 at the range just to know how many dots to drop on my scopes from 50 to 100. The biggest hurdle shooting at 100 is always the wind. Guns that are capable of good groups are still prone to the wind. Last weekend I was at my local range shooting and I shot one 100 yd group that measures about 5/8". I was shooting AE22's out of one of my 10/22's, this one is capable of 1/2" 50 yd groups if I do my part. I could not duplicate this though, so I generally take that as I had good conditions. I only use 100 yards for practice for gopher shooting, I don't believe it should be used as a measure for deciding if a rimfire is accurate or not. JMHO.
 
CZ453 Varmint & cheap bushnell sportview 3-9 scope. Win 333 ammo will get .75" @ 100 meters off a front and rear bags. Since I changed the scope to the fixed 10x bushnell, I can't hit nothin'. I suspect the reticle may be #####ed cause last gun I had it on wouldn't shoot either.
 
From all the reading I've done, the average (keyword here) gun with average standard velocity ammo (not Eley or Lapua) shoots about 1.25MOA.

Again, this is an average of many thousands of rounds from non-match quality rifles and ammo.

That being said, there are certainly match-grade rifles shooting Eley or Lapua ammo off a bench that group to sub .5MOA.
 
Average accuracy at 100 yards sure has seemed to come up in the last few years. I'm thinking more consistant velocities and bullets. At 100 yards it seemed to be the point where things started to fall apart a little. Thoughts on this? Btw my SR-22 is looking promising, cloverleafing at 80 yards with only the fore end rested, before the loose nut behind the trigger yanks them all over. No wait scratch that, I'm gonna say must have been localized wind jets. Oh and a cheap Tasco 2.5-10x40(?) varmint model on extra high rise Weavers. Props to Ryan at WSS Edmonton N for his patience in mounting it just right and bore sighting (for free!). Used Winchester 333s, which I didn't think I would care for as I didn't think much of the old Super Xs and Wildcats. Colour me surprised.
 
A lot of people in my range do. Sadly, I am not one of them.:redface: actually, I am not that far, shooting a $150 semi Auto and all...
 
I'm quite impressed with the Eley Sport. That's what I shoot out of my 452 American, and believe me, dollars to donoughts it can't be beat. You can get a brick for $45, and to be honest I think it shoots even better than the Club which is $60.

I tried all the garbage CTC and Walmart sells, and if you think anything from there shoots good in your rifle, then you should at least compare it to an entry level Eley product like sport. The stuff is just plain better.

I'll check out my group sizes next time I check my elevation at 100m for silhouette. I know I can make all the holes touch at 77m with Eley Sport (just to be clear, I'm talking about the stuff in the green box made in the UK, not purple from Mexico)
 
As the linked article above indicated, Lapua Center-X groups extremely well and in a variety of rifles; it's a few more bucks than the SK - Standard Plus (a lapua product), but it shoots like laser beams.

It's half the price of the Lapua X-Act and Midas+, and several sources have now shown it to shoot as good, if not better, than the more expensive stuff.
 
I guess I'm not the only nut. I have a Rem 597 Custom Target W/ Weaver V24. I have some 1/2 MOA groups w/ CCI Quik Shoks but unreliable function. Standard is .75 w/ CCI mini-Mags or Fed Classic 38 Gr. at 100 yards. Spreads to 1 MOA @ 150 yds with 5.5" drop from 100 yd zero.
 
Group size will also depend on the number of shots in the group. I'm only interested in 10 shot groups because that's what we shoot in local matches. One of my better ones is shown below. My best ever was .65", but the average is probably more like 1.5".

Rifle: Savage MKII BTVS
Ammo: SK Standard +

I find the biggest difference between bulk and target grade ammo is consistency. The better ammo tends to have fewer fliers. This is particularly important with 10 shot groups.

As someone above mentioned, wind is a big factor at 100 yds. For testing pure rifle accuracy 50 yds might be more useful.

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redryder said:
Pretty interesting results. Considering that rifle and scope and set up, shooting indoors and the groups even with the best Ammo aren't that much better than the groups shown here. Curious:)
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The groups shown here are 1'sies... he is showing five on the same sheet of paper. Big difference there!

It's doable on a calm day outdoors though.
 
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