A 1 1/16 inch group at 100 yards?

I had the exact same problem today. My groups were a little bit bigger than that maybe 1.5 inches, but considering the four cups of coffee that I drank before I decided to go shooting, I'll take it.

Tiny groups are overrated. If you can hit a 9'' paper plate at a given range, you can effectively kill deer at that range- as long as you don't get "buck fever when the actual deer is in your sights."

I shoot "groups" from a seated or prone position most of the time. I don't let the barrel cool between shots either. I might shoot 4 or 9 great shots, then jerk the trigger on the last shot and turn a 2'' group into a 6'' group. I don't sweat it.

Being able to make "a good enough shot, quickly" is what it's all about.

A fellow by the name of Warren Page wrote a book titled "Only Accurate Rifles are Interesting". I agree. So the question is how to improve accuracy. One way is to handload your own ammo...adn with experimenting with different powders, primers and bullet weights and designs you should be able to get better than factory accuracy. Then there are things you can do with your rifle. You don't say what it is but if it's a bolt action you can consider re-bedding. A speed lock (quicker firing time between the pull of the trigger and the fall of the firing pin on the primer) may help. Many years ago someone came up with a light barrel weight which, when move back and forth on a barrel, changed the vibration timing of the barrel. But it never seemed to catch on. However, the idea is sound. Each barrel vibrates and the vibrations will be different for each load. Consider taping a heavy washer to your barrel and moving it back and forth to different places, all with the same load...and see if there are accuracy changes. Just an idea. Anyway, have fun and do a lot of reading. Almost any rifle can be improved accuracy wise...and, of course, the shooter has to do his job.

no not lately my latest hand loads will keep under one inch at(10 shot group) 100 yards, in my rifles a 22-250 and a 270 Winchester, both are Ruger M-77 4X16X40 adj-obj mil-dot illuminated reticule. works for me, have a Remington 788 222 that will shoot(over sandbags with my loads) half inch groups, has a Simmon's 4x12x50 adj-obj duplex reticule.but that how I test my handload over a good bench and good solid rest of sand bags, kind of make it simple, to shoot half inch groups testing different loads. that's what makes it fun to reload your own.

Sometimes i like to challenge myself, by best was 350 yards with a .308 win, and four shots were in a straight left to right line, touching.

anyway, im with metropolis. Minute of deer, Minute of bear, Minute of Pie Plate. Minute of bad guy.

all that matters in my book, but a group under two inches at 100 yards is pretty good in my book.

Har dee har har..... Man I got to tell you that your idea and my idea of accurate are 2 different things..... I could care less if I could get a 1 inch or less shot group...... I shoot steel plates.... Mostly with open sites using shotguns or semi-auto rifles.... As long as I can ring the steel at 100, 150 or even 200 yards with my glasses off I'm happy.....

Just like this guy.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej0SyWlqGLo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwMmhSWRu3Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGPfvQyKxo

Sub MOA? --- Not for me!.... I minute of deer, minute of boar or minute of loser breaking down my door suits me just fine......

I am sure all of us have had that a time or two. Have you considered a different ammo? Do you load your own? I get really irritated when I pull a group like that when I am trying for "sub MOA."

* The Best I could do was a 10 shot bullet group you could cover all Ten (10*) shots with a Dime at 100 Yards.*.*

LOL.

Yeah man: dozens.

That kind of thing is what keeps the ammo makers in business...