I shoot the ruger m77 .223 with a 3x9x40mm scope and when using 55gr. rounds and a bi-pod I can hit a fifty cent piece 4 out of five times @ 200 yds! I've had no problem shooting 40 to 300 yds. Hits the mark every time. plus like the other guys have said you still have an animal left rather than glumps of fur and meat. It's a great flat shooting gun.