Hey guys, finally found a scope for my Backpacker, and got it mounted yesterday. 
...so I grabbed a few boxes of ammo. from my lock box and hit the range at the farm. It was time to zero this baby, and see what it liked ammo.-wise and I must say, I was a bit surprised at the outcome. First-off, the target I was shooting;
Shot from 30 yards, off a sandbag rest. Scope is a fixed, 2.5x..perfect for what I want to do with this rifle. Anyhow, after zeroing the scope, I tried my favorite ammo, Federal Gold Medal Target. My Anschutz LOVES this stuff. Well, the Norinco doesn't. (see attempts to hit center on that yellow dot) Had me wondering if I even had it zeroed, as I'm not half-bad at taking quick shots and putting them where I want them. Rather than switch ammo, I kept trying to find center...no luck. Then tried to hit the hole I'd just shot, not even close. Getting discouraged (and a little cold) I remembered the other ammo. I'd brought with me, and loaded in some CCI sub-sonic HP.
As you can see from the target, I'd chewed-up the bulls-eye a bit with those Federals, so I decided to place a shot in a square below, then try to hit the same shot with each of the two that followed. (wasn't interested in fighting with the mag, so I was loading 3 to be safe) From the bottom left;
Group#1~first shot on bottom, second 2 above..but touching. Adjusted the scope.
Group#2~first shot on top, second two below..but touching. I'd adjusted the scope to far, re-adjust.
Group#3~first shot on left, other 2 followed. Groups 2 and 3 had me wondering if it was shooting a little right, so a slight adjustment left.
Group#4~one tight, ragged-hole.
So, hardly scientific...and not super-long range, but to say I feel some satisfaction from this experience would be an understatement. With only these targets on hand, I moved off of paper. The pop can hanging off a tree-stump 75 yards away, had it swinging with every shot after the success paper punching. I might continue testing ammo. in the weeks to come, but I think I found the winner for my Norinco. Next-up, shooting a series of 3-5 shot groups and see how often I can duplicate this result.
Really enjoying this rifle, and glad it's shooting the way I was hoping it would. I haven't had the Anschutz out once this year...and won't at this rate.
...so I grabbed a few boxes of ammo. from my lock box and hit the range at the farm. It was time to zero this baby, and see what it liked ammo.-wise and I must say, I was a bit surprised at the outcome. First-off, the target I was shooting;
Shot from 30 yards, off a sandbag rest. Scope is a fixed, 2.5x..perfect for what I want to do with this rifle. Anyhow, after zeroing the scope, I tried my favorite ammo, Federal Gold Medal Target. My Anschutz LOVES this stuff. Well, the Norinco doesn't. (see attempts to hit center on that yellow dot) Had me wondering if I even had it zeroed, as I'm not half-bad at taking quick shots and putting them where I want them. Rather than switch ammo, I kept trying to find center...no luck. Then tried to hit the hole I'd just shot, not even close. Getting discouraged (and a little cold) I remembered the other ammo. I'd brought with me, and loaded in some CCI sub-sonic HP.
As you can see from the target, I'd chewed-up the bulls-eye a bit with those Federals, so I decided to place a shot in a square below, then try to hit the same shot with each of the two that followed. (wasn't interested in fighting with the mag, so I was loading 3 to be safe) From the bottom left;
Group#1~first shot on bottom, second 2 above..but touching. Adjusted the scope.
Group#2~first shot on top, second two below..but touching. I'd adjusted the scope to far, re-adjust.
Group#3~first shot on left, other 2 followed. Groups 2 and 3 had me wondering if it was shooting a little right, so a slight adjustment left.
Group#4~one tight, ragged-hole.
So, hardly scientific...and not super-long range, but to say I feel some satisfaction from this experience would be an understatement. With only these targets on hand, I moved off of paper. The pop can hanging off a tree-stump 75 yards away, had it swinging with every shot after the success paper punching. I might continue testing ammo. in the weeks to come, but I think I found the winner for my Norinco. Next-up, shooting a series of 3-5 shot groups and see how often I can duplicate this result.
Really enjoying this rifle, and glad it's shooting the way I was hoping it would. I haven't had the Anschutz out once this year...and won't at this rate.
