Let's See Your "Best" 100-Yard Groups

[Old No7]

OK, let's see your "best" 100-yard groups -- shot with any firearm.

I'll start with a 40 gr VMax load shot over 10 years ago from my glass-bedded Rem 700 in Triple Deuce using Benchmark powder, with a Timney trigger set at 2.5 pounds. I've matched this several times, but still haven't shot a better 5-shot group just yet -- but I'm still trying.

Holiday cheers to all!

Old No7

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[JimT]

Shot with custom Ruger .41 Magnum by Bowen. 110 yards. 5 shots. Sitting on the ground, leaning back against a fence post and holding the gun with both hands between my upraised knees.

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The Pistol

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[Scott Tschirhart]

Impressive!

[AmBraCol]

Lost the target years ago, pre-cell phone days so no handy pic either. I'd been working up a deer hunting load for my customized P17 Enfield and had my latest concoction of a 165gr Hornady SPBT over a dose of Winchester 760. Took a couple of shots at 100 yards, only saw one hole, another shot and no change, figured the poi was all over the place. Walked out there and found a tidy not quite cloverleaf as the third (or first, or second - don't know for sure) shot barely clipped the edge of another shot. Took note of the correction needed to center things as I wanted them, adjusted the scope, packed up and headed home. Stopped at Gibson's on my way in order to pick up another box of those bullets and another pound of 760.

I really like Jim's target. Doubt I'll ever get close to that with a sixgun.

[samsi]

Best with a levergun was 5 shots in 1 3/8" with a Model 64 Deluxe. Ammo was plain vanilla Remington 170 CoreLokts, shooting off a tool bag on the hood of the truck about 20 years ago.

Best with a revolver was 6 in about 7" with a 10 1/2" SBH. No real preparation, I just plopped down and leaned over with elbows ahead of knees with no back rest. I remember not being overly impressed with it at the time. I was about 35 and had I realized then that I wouldn't be able to shoot like that forever I would have saved targets, or at least taken pictures.

On a related note, I've been reading The Rediscovered Country by Stewart Edward White. White was known for being a phenomenal field shot, likely on the order of Keith where he took it for granted and didn't grasp that everyone wasn't like him. It's been an enjoyable read.

[JimT]

I really like Jim's target. Doubt I'll ever get close to that with a sixgun.

I like it also. And I doubt I will ever get close to that again with a sixgun.

[Shasta]

I had a four-drawer metal filing cabinet loaded with hundreds of targets I had shot while testing loads. Most were pretty dismal but I kept them to remind me of what did not work (which is as important as what DID work). Unfortunately I lost all that information when my place burned in the 2018 Carr Fire here in Shasta County. I did have a very few of the targets downloaded on my computer which I managed to save from the fire. The best target I could find on the computer was shot with my Browning BPCR in .40-65, shot off sandbags on a bench:



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[bgmkithaca]

I reworked a Marlin 336 with a new barrel chambered for a wildcat- .375 Hoosier. Once it got tuned it turned out consistent 5 shot groups at 100 yards of 5/8" group after group. I have not even came close to that with any other lever action and I have had several. My son has it today and says about the same thing.

[Streetstar]

I havent officially stepped it off - but this one is from my "way way out there" target line for a pistol --- and its enough that i always get a basic rifle zero out there too

--- further than 80 but not further than 110 -- whatever the case- thats 3.5" with a stock Blackhawk .45 -- barrel on a little tripod rest and my trigger hand resting as firmly as i could on a small sandbag (first 3 make a nice little triangle --- but honestly i dont know where in the order the flyer came from )

Was enough for me to say -- "good enough - lets take it huntin'

[.45colt]

I'm not a very Good shot,the best I ever managed was My Marlin MX .338 Express off of a rickety table. https://levergunscommunity.org/viewtopi ... 38#p429598

[JBowen]

This .4 3 shot group with my M77 Mk II I 7 mag.
After 3 years of trying many loads and tweaks on the rifle I came up with this load with 150 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips
And IMR4350 powder.

JBowen

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