Guess it would depend on how good your hunter is shootin. My ol' 10 yr. Encore 50 cal. barrel on the ave. shoots 3 shot, 1 1/2" groups an has givin me 1" groups at times. I can cover up 5 shot groups with a nickle most times w/the 22-250 barrel. { 100yd. targets.}The gun is a shooter, if the guy pullin the trigger does his job. I will admit, this didn't happen right out of the box. I have a lot of time invested.