Not much of a target shooter but didn't do bad!

[Dairyboy]

So I had time to take the .30 out today. Took it hunting but no luck as I guess it was too early for most animals to be out and about lol. Anyways while there I decided to set up some targets at 75yds (ended up being 77yds lasered) and 100yds and a can of soda at 125yds. As you can see I didn't really have the best rest or setup lol my feet were on top of the tool box while prone. 

Details on the gun are WARP COBRA .30 tuned at 820fps with JSB 44.75gr. Scope is SWFA SS 10x42 Mil-quad with Medium SWFA rings and a SWFA bubble level. Sighted in at 55yds. At 75yds I had a 1.5 Mildot holdover and 100yds was 4 Mildots. UTG 360 Recon bipod and a rubber butt pad and cheek riser on the stock. Gun likes a firm hold. I only have about 60 shots through it (in .30) which included these shots today and I'm shooting it this accurately! 39" long and 9lbs scoped! I damaged my smaller bottle being stupid and putting it on the floor in my truck unknowingly putting it on some sharp tools like screwdrivers etc and driving down my dirt road chunked a piece of the protective layer so replaced it with a Talon Tunes bottle. Like the extra shot count now in .30 anyways. I'm more than impressed with this gun being a compact hunting rifle and being able to shoot it as accurate as I can. Also keep in mind I'm a hunter not a target shooter so this thrills me!

My setup being the bipod and a towel lol worked pretty good I must say

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Close up of gun

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The "shooting lane"

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77yd target 5 shots just for a group and the 5 targets with one shot each once I got the rough holdover. I let my hold loose for the top right shot making the shot go off target. Learned that at 55yds that opened groups from nice and tight to 1.5"-2".

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Group size at 77yds. First group shooting at this distance

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100yd target. 2 shots for getting my holdover then 2, 5 shot groups.

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My 2nd 5 shot groups at 100yds. 4 are within an inch.

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1st 5 shot group at 100yds.

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4 of them under .85"

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Here's the can at 125yds. Took 2 shots to get the right hold over and GOT IT! 

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[Nitrocrushr]

Good looking rifle and nice shooting Dillon!! Looks like you got a nice property out there! 

Steve

 

[ncrary]

Nice looking gun, Dillon. Good shooting. Interesting that a loose grip opened the group. I have read a number of reviews on other guns where loosening the grip tightened the groups. Just goes to show you need to learn each gun individually. I'm sure as you continue to learn this gun that your groups will improve. I finally got my Impact in 25 cal shooting good groups (for me, at least) at 100 yards. Still learning that gun even after thousands of pellets. Will this be a squirrel gun this spring?

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Not too bad at all. Fun fun how 1 always needs to open up a perfectly good group and always after the 3rd shot.

I was going to ask about the holding tight thing also.
These day's personally I would'nt go over .25 and really a .22 at 30ish fpe simply becasue of all the (?) action going on with the rifle it's self. I have a hard enough time shooting a pre-charge that sit's dead still. ( heading back to all .177's here for airguns)

What's your real weight as set up?

Than ks for the pictures,
John

 

[Dairyboy]

Thanks Steve! Yeah this is on the side of one of our fields. Could stretch it out a good 300yds probably at this spot if wanted.

Thanks Newell! Yeah every .30 I've owned has preferred a tight grip rather than a loose I'm guessing due to recoil. .30s move around a bit unlike the .177 and lower powered .22s so I'm guessing the gun moves a small amount on a loose grip before the pellet exits the barrel. I'm glad you got the impact shooting great in .25 now! Yup lots to learn and I'm sure I'll get better with the WARP with more time as well. And yeah I wasn't planning on using it in .30 for the squirrels this spring but with how accurate it is I can't see how I wont

Thanks John! I do hate how 1 always has to ruin it but honestly can't blame anything but me at the moment as I'm not much of a target shooter and 5 shots at the same target at that distance with only 10x isn't easy on me. Yup I've noticed the same on what you mean by how to hold them just the nature of the beat when you want more power. I found the weights that I did earlier and as setup with scope and bipod it's right at 10.5lbs and without bipod drops to 9.2lbs. never realized those UTG bipods were so heavy lol

 

[Guest]

Great looking gun and good shooting. While I am pretty much .177 for airguns I do enjoy shooting higher power. After a .22 rimfire match a couple weeks ago I stayed after with a friend and we shot his .223 at a 12" gong at 300yd and I couldn't miss. Lots of fun.