What is your minimum acceptable accuracy for a .22

[bp2626]

The more I shoot the more I realize that essentially every firearm I own is more accurate than me. Most of my 22's can put each round touching on paper if I'm capable of doing it on that particular day!

 

[Kevin M.]

I usually will pass along guns that will not hold 2 MOA.

 

[rslowe]

5 rounds inside a dime at 50 yds on a good day. 10 rounds inside a loonie at 50 yds every day of the week, rain or shine.

X2 on a good day, there is a smile on my face going home.
But I sure would like to see all of these 10/22 with open sights shooting 1" groups, mine sure dose not.

 

[islandguy]

I agree Caper. Repeatable, Measured, Honest to God, 1/2" groups from the 50 yd line are not common.
That kind of shooting doesn't come as cheap or easy as people would have you believe.

Agreed. Its a combination of a (very) good rifle, good ammo, good shooting conditions, and good technique. It also takes time and plenty of practice to become a consistently good target shooter.

 

[antiqueguy]

if I can hit a starling out to 50 yards im good I mostly shoot bulk pack though my cooey model 60 older rifles seem to do good with "crappy" ammo the ammo made back in those days was not much different then our bulk stuff now other then the fact most of it was a lead waxed lubed round

 

[ickster]

1/2" groups at fifty yards isn't a realistic standard for most .22's IMO. Just look at the number of people who have tried the 1/2" group challenge thread here in the rimfire section.The number of successful posters, with pictures, is pretty small.Most who have successfully done the challenge are using higher end ammo and expensive rifles. The average guy shooting inexpensive guns using bulk ammo is going to be closer to an inch than a half inch. Those who brag about 1/2" groups should take the rimfire challenge and show us what they can do.I've been trying to get my cz455 to consistently shoot under 1/2" using different brands of ammo and still haven't found one that will do it.I get a couple groups that are under and a couple that are over.

I think this post sums it up best ^

Here and in other places (Rimfire Central, for example), there is much talk of the consistent 1/2 inch at 50 yd out of the box .22lr rifle. If you set this as your expectation, you will be disappointed, unless of course you're already a good shot and your new rifle is a top of the line bench rest rig, and that = big $. Most bolt sporter rimfires will shoot 1 inch consistently at 50 yds. If you get ,1" less consistently, consider yourself lucky. From there, you can tinker (bedding, pillars, etc.) to increase accuracy.