Phydeaux642
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I have just started getting into shooting rifles, mostly because I started going to a range that has room out to 100 yards. I have shot my AR with a red dot at defensive distances and a CZ Carbine with open sights but wanted to shoot something that was scoped so I could see what I was doing. The CZ didn't let me do that too well since my eyes aren't what they used to be.
I started with a 10/22 because 1) that's what I had and 2) because of ammo costs. It's a standard Ruger carbine that I put into a Magpul stock and installed a Volquartsen target hammer kit and a 2-7 rimfire scope. The first time with this setup I was able to get my five shot groups down to 5/8" @ 50 yards. Some folks have told me that that is okay accuracy and others all but came out and said "You stink".
My question is this: while looking at Kidd barrels online and reading about them, they all said that there is a 1/2" group guarantee at 50 yards which isn't much smaller than 5/8". So, are they saying that any slob should be able to pull 1/2" groups with their barrels and that a real shooter should be getting one-hole groups at 50 yards? Because spending $200+ just to gain 1/8" seems like a lot of money for that gain.
I started with a 10/22 because 1) that's what I had and 2) because of ammo costs. It's a standard Ruger carbine that I put into a Magpul stock and installed a Volquartsen target hammer kit and a 2-7 rimfire scope. The first time with this setup I was able to get my five shot groups down to 5/8" @ 50 yards. Some folks have told me that that is okay accuracy and others all but came out and said "You stink".
My question is this: while looking at Kidd barrels online and reading about them, they all said that there is a 1/2" group guarantee at 50 yards which isn't much smaller than 5/8". So, are they saying that any slob should be able to pull 1/2" groups with their barrels and that a real shooter should be getting one-hole groups at 50 yards? Because spending $200+ just to gain 1/8" seems like a lot of money for that gain.