
Originally Posted by
trinydex
i have heard (read) claims that people can make minute of angle shots with iron sights at 100... am i naive to believe that? i always feel like my groups are "bad" when they're 4" at 100 yards and that a 1" group is the goal.
We are getting a little off topic now, but here are my thoughts.
I have been around some pretty skilled marksman and seen some amazing shooting. 1" and 100 yards with irons consistently would be very impressive. If what the person claims is true, then it is probably a match barrel with optimized ammo off of a rest.
Someone shooting a fighting rifle with ammo like 55 gr American Eagle or M193 and getting consistent 1" groups is not happening.
I have seen a 1.75" 5 round group at 200 yards from a 11.5" Colt, 4 MOA Aimpoint, and 55 grain American Eagle. The shooter is very skilled. But as has been covered elsewhere, one 5 round group does not really tell us much. The average of five 5 round groups would be closer to a meaningful test.
Additionally, in my experience most people exaggerate their accuracy achievements. In my opinion, if you are consistently shooting 4" 5 round groups with iron sights monopod of a mag in the prone with a fighting gun, then you are doing fine. What your really need to get better is a red dot.
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