I have to get some pics of my target to post, but I was wondering what everyone thinks is a good 3 shot group at 50 yards with open sights? Mine were about 1 1/2" to 2". Not the best, but I thought it was ok for my first time shooting at 50 yards. What are you all getting for groups at 50 yards with open sights?
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2" with open sights is not all that bad. That means at 100 yards you should be around 4" groups which is good hunting groups. Granted there are some that can stack them at 50 yards. But never judge yourself by what others do. If you're satisfied with the accuracy that is all that matter to you.. and to me.
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With iron sights, I smile at 2" 50 yard groups. I laugh out loud if I get them down to 1 & 1/2 ".
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If you're shooting "V" notch or square notch open sights, then I'd say you're doing really good with 1.5-2" groups at 50 yards. I've never been a great fan of such sights because they lack precision, but if you keep your shots 100 yards or less, and shoot like you say you are now, you're going to put deer in your freezer. If you want to stay with non-telescopic sights, you might look into installing a Williams aperature (peep) receiver sight. You can get them with different aperature sizes, so you can use a smaller (1-2mm) peep for daylight and target shooting and a larger (2-4mm) peep for hunting and low-light. A peep sight will definately improve your shooting because your eye automatically centers the front sight in the round peep hole, making sight alignment much more precise and natural compared to blade sights.
If you're shooting "V" notch or square notch open sights, then I'd say you're doing really good with 1.5-2" groups at 50 yards. I've never been a great fan of such sights because they lack precision, but if you keep your shots 100 yards or less, and shoot like you say you are now, you're going to put deer in your freezer. If you want to stay with non-telescopic sights, you might look into installing a Williams aperature (peep) receiver sight. You can get them with different aperature sizes, so you can use a smaller (1-2mm) peep for daylight and target shooting and a larger (2-4mm) peep for hunting and low-light. A peep sight will definately improve your shooting because your eye automatically centers the front sight in the round peep hole, making sight alignment much more precise and natural compared to blade sights.
Mike
driftrider, this was shooting with the Williams Peepsight. It took some getting used to, but after a few shots, I really liked the peep.
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I'd still say you're doing fine. The typical group size at 50 yards is around 1/2" - 1" with a scope and a rock solid rest, so assuming that you're getting 1.5-2" groups, your aiming error is still less than an inch. Good enough for deer.
3 shot group at 50 yards
