First trip this year with the Ruger American 22LR. I was very pleased with the results. I fired a total of 100 rounds on 20 separate 2”
targets, 5 rounds per target. My goals
for the trip were an average group size of 2MOA or 1.0-inches and all rounds
with the 2-inch target.
My smallest group was .42-inches. My largest was 1.3-inches. The average group size for all 20 groups was .85-inches.
My first shot – a Clean Bore/Cold Bore shot was outside of
the target (#1 on Sheet #1) as well as one additional round on #10 on Sheet
#1. Otherwise, all rounds were within
that target. This yielded a 98% for 100
Rounds, so pretty happy here.
The ammo was Eley Club (Lot # 3122-30072). This particular round continues to perform
well within my desired specifications, so I’ll probably continue to use it.
As could be expected, I did a “deep clean” before the trip
considering the use this firearm took last year. I suspect that had something to do with
tightening things up as well. I’ll make
sure it has a deep clean before each range trip this year and see if it holds.
As I explained last year, this is a “trainer” for a Designated
Marksman course I teach. The actual DM
rifle is a Savage 110 in .308. It’s a
very good match in physical size to the Ruger America 22LR and both have the
Vortex Scout 2-7 LPVO mounted to them with the triggers set to 2.5 LBS.
Next range trip will push things out to 100-Yards. The goal again is groups of 2MOA or less but
the target changes to a 3-inch target.
We’ll get that done this week.
Definitely good groupings! It looks like they 'tend' to shade a bit left. Any wind involved?
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