Funny, I had not heard they shoot bad. I had people tell me they are a great little gun and they shot open sights. Is the accuracy relative to the fact it is a pump, not a bolt gun? I have a few other 22's that I have in bolt action and scope and they are more dialed in. I would be more concerned with the reliability of the gun as well as fun to shoot. Is accuracy that bad??? 25 yards, 50 yards?? I'm not expecting match precision. Thanks for any more replies.