Gamerancher wrote:Can't hit what you can't see. 3 -9 x 40 as a target scope? You aren't going to be putting down much of a group @ 300m when your cross-hair is covering about 3 inches or more of the target. As for 500m, I just hope your target is big enough to hang out the sides of those cross-hairs.
Again; I don't think anyone is suggesting the 3-9 power scope is ideal for target shooting but you should be able to get on target with it if that's all you have.
I think some of you guys who own s heap of guns forget that everyone has to start some where.
Personally, if I were the ColinBentiegh, I would be going back to basics at short range with a 22lr before I started shelling out for new scopes, etc.. It is evident from his comments that a heap of cheap practice would help a lot. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how/why he is grouping 1" at 100m but can't hit squat at 200..... Practice, practice, practice. 22lr is by far the cheapest and easiest way to get that practice in! I'd be back to the 22lr until I could consistently plug sub-inch groups at 50m without trying too hard, then I'd get back on the 223 and see how much I had improved.
Colin, one more thing: are you adjusting your scope for 200m or just shooting it as per your 100m zero?