What is a good grouping for standing?

[MarcusT]

Hi all.

A beginner shootist here and would like to know what you think is a good grouping for 10 meter (10.8 yrds), free holding from a standing position?

Certainly, not Olympic level, just a plinker having fun. I took about 200 shots zeroing in from a bench and want to see how accurate I can get without support.

 

[JCD]

Lots of variables. What kind of rifle/pistol, piston/PCP, scope or open/target sights?

I shoot a lot of 10m with all combo...

 

[MadMike]

Marcus- I don't shoot at 10 meters but do shoot out my backdoor at 20, 22 and 28 yards standing offhand. I feel pretty good to hit an inch and a half milkjug lid most of the time. When they turn sideways, its a half inch wide target. It feels really awsome to turn those around. I have 1 inch targets set at 20 yards. I shoot HW 30 and 50 .177 with scope.

 

[Guest]

A 3/4 inch 10 shot group at 10m would be great. Im working with a half inch target at 15yd and can get it 6/10 times. The misses open it up to an inch. Good luck with your goal.

John

 

[gonzav71]

1/2" center to center 10 shot groups at 10 meters should be decent. Olympic shooters are aiming for a dot to get 10 points. They need to shoot one pellet width (.177") ten shot groups to win.

 

[bubblerboy64]

At ten meters an aspirin tablet sized group would be a goal. Doing that off hand really tuff. I'd be satisfied if I could put ten shot under a quarter but that's certainly not Olympic class shooting. Not even close. I used to do a lot of rimfire silhouette shooting and to do well you had to be able to hold about an inch and a half at 100 meters. That's really challenging. Even off a bench it's not a given. Lots of rifles don't shoot that well.

 

[MarcusT]

Thanks for the replies. Working on it and hope to improve

 

[Kyler]

see this thread. They run an offhand postal match. Great way to get started.



https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?board=201.0

 

[elh0102]

Well,if I can hit the backstop offhand I'm doing well. When I see the 600 yard shooters in service rifle competition,I'm in awe. That is true marksmanship. Many try it, few succeed. 

 

[I_Like_Irons]

When starting out on the 10 meter target, your first goal should be keeping all the shots in the scoring rings. Once you have pretty much mastered that goal, then it should be keeping all the shots touching the black or better. Then, containing all the shots within the black. From there, you should try to keep your shots scoring progressively higher. That is, all sevens or better followed by all eights or better, etc.

I've been shooting this game for quite a while at our local club level, and I am only at the point of mostly keeping eights or better. I'll occasionally throw a seven or six.