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Old 02-01-2009 | 03:17 PM
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hometheaterman
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Default RE: What are resonable groups to expect from a Browning BAR?

Ok here are the pictures. I said. I got slightly better groups with the Fusions but not great by any means with any of them.

These are all at 100 yards and I borrowed some homemade sand bags from a buddy. They worked pretty well. I liked them more than I thought they would. I now think I want a set of sandbags. Each line on the target is a inch away from the next one.

I was shooting 2-3 in a row then letting the barrel cool.

These are the first two shots with the Remington blue box ones.


I was impressed however, it went down hill from here. These were the first two shots off of a clean barrel.



Somehow I then managed these two right around 3" apart.


Now not too happy.

Now I picked a smaller target since it has one in each corner. Here is where I shot at it.


As you can see two were slightly lower and 2 slightly higher. Not groups as tight as I'd like but then again I'm starting to think this is about all this gun can do.


Now onto the Fusions in 150 grain.

At first. I think these were the first two.


Not too bad. So I then shot two more at this same bullseye.

Here is the next picture showing all 4 shots with the Fusions.


As you can see I'm getting slightly better groups with the Fusion but still not great groups.

Are these on par for this thing or absolutely horrible? I'm starting to not be as bothered by it as honestly with those groups is I miss a deer it's my fault. I don't think I could headshot a squirrel but honestly I didn't buy it to shoot squirrels so I'm starting to think that it does fine for what I bought it for. As lets face it with either of these rounds if I miss a deer It's my fault. Honestly I could probably even comfortably shoot one in the head and hit it but I still don't think I'd take that chance. I guess I just want holes touching on each shot but I may have to give up that. Other than it not shooting as tight of groups as I'd like I really like the gun. I'm also a little worried if it does this at 100 yards what's it going to do at 300 or so?

Do you guys think I should be etiher sending it into Browning or have a gunsmith look at it and check it over is are these groups fine? It may slightly be me but at the same time it's not fully and I'm not sure that much of it is as I could hold it pretty still with the sandbags. Still enough I could shoot branches off a tree with my .22 that are about half an inch max in round. So I know it's not fully me but it might be me pulling slightly. I've had someone else shoot it in the past and they had similar groups too. What do you guys think now that you can see what the groups look like?
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