Hello,
I've read a few posts recently in which folks have expressed that they can't find any long range accuracy tests with the BSA R-10 MKII so I thought it would be fun to try it out and share my results with you guys here. Exactly 100 yards lasered, laying in the prone position on a blanket in the grass. The front of the gun is on a bi-pod and the rear of the gun was rested on my Caldwell sand bag. One thing that bothered me about this shoot was that I left my Caldwell bag out in the rain the other day and whatever the filling is inside swelled up and now the bag is hard as a rock. The seams actually look like they're going to bust and it did not make for an accommodating rear rest at all. Despite this, I do feel like I'm able to have a consistent hold on the gun, shoot between breaths and have a consistent eye relief. Also, I normally shoot from a bench but don't have a new one set up yet after my recent move so the prone position, while fun to shoot from, is new to me and I can't say it lends itself greatly to long range accuracy as I just didn't feel as stable as I do from the bench. Enough excuses already lol, here are the results.
JSB 15 grain, picked straight from the tin. The only sorting I did was to check the pellet skirts for damage. Other than that, they went straight into the 10 shot mag. The shooting conditions were near perfect as I was shooting early in the morning and there was only a slight hint of a breeze every few minutes or so. For what it's worth, the weeping willow tree in the yard made for an excellent AU naturale wind flag.
Here are the pics of the four best groups I shot out of 10. The other groups all varied in size up to about 2 inches or so with the occasional flyer or pulled shot. However, those aren't the fun groups to look at haha
Please keep in mind that I think more serious shooters may likely get at least a little more consistent results than I did. As an example, I can't remember the last time I cleaned the barrel of the BSA. Additionally I was filling the gun to 230 bar, would shot four mags consecutively and then refill and I can't say whether any of these groups were in the "sweet spot" for the shot curve. I enjoy reading about that stuff from others and appreciate it, but I just don't keep track of it very much in my own shooting. I hope you enjoy and as always, all feedback is welcome and I'll try to answer questions if anyone has any.
All the best,
Cliff
P.S. If anyone does want to see the "bad" targets, let me know and I'll try to post them later.
I've read a few posts recently in which folks have expressed that they can't find any long range accuracy tests with the BSA R-10 MKII so I thought it would be fun to try it out and share my results with you guys here. Exactly 100 yards lasered, laying in the prone position on a blanket in the grass. The front of the gun is on a bi-pod and the rear of the gun was rested on my Caldwell sand bag. One thing that bothered me about this shoot was that I left my Caldwell bag out in the rain the other day and whatever the filling is inside swelled up and now the bag is hard as a rock. The seams actually look like they're going to bust and it did not make for an accommodating rear rest at all. Despite this, I do feel like I'm able to have a consistent hold on the gun, shoot between breaths and have a consistent eye relief. Also, I normally shoot from a bench but don't have a new one set up yet after my recent move so the prone position, while fun to shoot from, is new to me and I can't say it lends itself greatly to long range accuracy as I just didn't feel as stable as I do from the bench. Enough excuses already lol, here are the results.
JSB 15 grain, picked straight from the tin. The only sorting I did was to check the pellet skirts for damage. Other than that, they went straight into the 10 shot mag. The shooting conditions were near perfect as I was shooting early in the morning and there was only a slight hint of a breeze every few minutes or so. For what it's worth, the weeping willow tree in the yard made for an excellent AU naturale wind flag.
Here are the pics of the four best groups I shot out of 10. The other groups all varied in size up to about 2 inches or so with the occasional flyer or pulled shot. However, those aren't the fun groups to look at haha
Please keep in mind that I think more serious shooters may likely get at least a little more consistent results than I did. As an example, I can't remember the last time I cleaned the barrel of the BSA. Additionally I was filling the gun to 230 bar, would shot four mags consecutively and then refill and I can't say whether any of these groups were in the "sweet spot" for the shot curve. I enjoy reading about that stuff from others and appreciate it, but I just don't keep track of it very much in my own shooting. I hope you enjoy and as always, all feedback is welcome and I'll try to answer questions if anyone has any.All the best,
Cliff
P.S. If anyone does want to see the "bad" targets, let me know and I'll try to post them later.
