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All, Nomojo65, John and Tom gave you solid advise. I just wanted to add a little bit more to think about.
The topic of unrealistic expectations has been discussed here, over and over again. New air gunners buy a top tier air gun but can’t seem to achieve the groups they’ve seen online. Shooter abilities obviously need to be taken into consideration and often are not. Many just assume that because they bought a great air gun, they should be capable too. I’m not saying you, just people who have run into this problem in the past.
In addition, so many new shooters see pictures of other’s “great groups” and assume it’s normal. Often, those who post photos will exaggerate the distances, cherry pick the groups or just flat out lie about them. We’ve all posted pictures of great groups, all of us! It’s human nature to want to share. I’m not calling anybody out, I’ve don’t it too! You just need to take all of these “exceptional groups” with a grain of salt and obviously give more credence to videos than photos. The more and more you shoot, you’ll quickly learn what is really achievable and what isn’t. With that said, I’ve seen pictures of groups and thought to myself, No Fu——g way, only to see a video of the shooter later and realize that it was 100% legit. That’s pretty rare though.
A great way to understand what is real and what isn’t, is by looking at RMAC and EBR targets. Even the very best, world class shooters don’t shoot sub moa groups all that often in real world conditions. It’s also very important to distinguish the difference between precision and accuracy, especially when shooting in wind…
Accuracy = hitting what you’re aiming at, the bullseye.
Precision = pellet after pellet in the same hole.
Under optimal conditions; no wind, an excellent shooter, sorted and weighed pellets and a properly set up Red Wolf, it is certainly capable of sub moa groups. However, In the real world; wind, unsorted pellets, gun shooting good to great, even with an excellent shooter, the probability of sob moa groups has decreased substantially, it is much, much harder. Since these are the conditions that most of us face daily, start testing close to put the odds in your favor, like 30 yards. To shoot sub moa groups at 100yds, your groups at 30yds should be less than a 1/3 of an inch. If that’s happening, move back to 50yds and look for 1/2 inch groups, then to 75yds and look for 3/4” groups. Finally, move to 100yds and strive for groups under 1 inch.
When shooting at 100yds, your gun’s set up, pellet choice, the gun’s stability on the bench, a consistent hold, cheek placement, natural point of aim, breathing, trigger press, follow through, and your wind calls are all vastly important. Your Red Wolf with the GCU2 is certainly very capable, one of the best available!
Have a good one!
Stoti
