checko 180 Posted October 4, 2015 Sighted in and toyed with the gun I just bought my gf. She wanted to get into rifle shooting. We picked up a Savage Axis II in .223/weaver 3-9x combo. After sighting it in she we were both shooting 1"-1.25" groups (some flyers) with cheap pmc or federal 55gr ammo at 100yds. For not having any real experience with long guns, she is pretty impressive. She wants to move out to 200-300 yards and see how that goes. I'm not much of a bolt gun shooter, any tips for us on how to stay consistent and reduce groups? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattooo 220 Posted October 4, 2015 Sighted in and toyed with the gun I just bought my gf. She wanted to get into rifle shooting. We picked up a Savage Axis II in .223/weaver 3-9x combo. After sighting it in she we were both shooting 1"-1.25" groups (some flyers) with cheap pmc or federal 55gr ammo at 100yds. For not having any real experience with long guns, she is pretty impressive. She wants to move out to 200-300 yards and see how that goes. I'm not much of a bolt gun shooter, any tips for us on how to stay consistent and reduce groups? Nice Savage brother .....congratulations & happy shooting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fumanchu182 23 Posted October 4, 2015 Sighted in and toyed with the gun I just bought my gf. She wanted to get into rifle shooting. We picked up a Savage Axis II in .223/weaver 3-9x combo. After sighting it in she we were both shooting 1"-1.25" groups (some flyers) with cheap pmc or federal 55gr ammo at 100yds. For not having any real experience with long guns, she is pretty impressive. She wants to move out to 200-300 yards and see how that goes. I'm not much of a bolt gun shooter, any tips for us on how to stay consistent and reduce groups? Nice gun. Have you taken the NRA basic rifle course? One of the things I remember were the breathing techniques and respiratory pause. Additionally a smooth trigger pull (not jerking the finger) helps with aiming as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatty 241 Posted October 4, 2015 Great rifle. Have you adjusted the trigger pull weight? Ive got mine down to 2.5lbs with the included tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted October 4, 2015 Great rifle. Have you adjusted the trigger pull weight? Ive got mine down to 2.5lbs with the included tool I haven't messed around with it yet. Took it straight out the box. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted October 4, 2015 Nice gun. Have you taken the NRA basic rifle course? One of the things I remember were the breathing techniques and respiratory pause. Additionally a smooth trigger pull (not jerking the finger) helps with aiming as well. I should look into breathing techniques. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teky0101 6 Posted October 5, 2015 Nice! I was curious did you perhaps clean and oil the gun before shooting it? Its always a good idea to preform basic maintenance on a firearms before shooting it. Also bring out a couple of packs of different types of ammo to see what your gun groups best with. Have fun at the range! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatty 241 Posted October 5, 2015 Also bring out a couple of packs of different types of ammo to see what your gun groups best with. Have fun at the range! I did just that when I got my Axis II XP and surprisingly, FM .223 REMAN 55gr was the most accurate by far of the cheaper boxes of .223 I tried out. Wolf Gold was the worst... followed by AE 55gr varmint tipped and PMC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted October 5, 2015 Nice! I was curious did you perhaps clean and oil the gun before shooting it? Its always a good idea to preform basic maintenance on a firearms before shooting it. Also bring out a couple of packs of different types of ammo to see what your gun groups best with. Have fun at the range! I did. bought it Saturday, took it out Sunday. I just used whatever. 223 I had in my ammo can. Its a mix of stuff but mainly just was ted to sight in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob0115 1,105 Posted October 5, 2015 Sweet rifle and I hope the GF enjoys it. Now you gotta pay for all that extra ammo she starts shooting! There are worse problems to deal with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RecessedFilter 222 Posted October 5, 2015 I wish I could find the "this thread is worthless without pics" emoji. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted October 6, 2015 I wish I could find the "this thread is worthless without pics" emoji. The rifle is pictured above Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teky0101 6 Posted October 6, 2015 Nice! What types of groups did you get and what distance did you shoot at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted October 6, 2015 1-1.25" @ 100yds with cheap ammo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattooo 220 Posted October 7, 2015 Imagine what some match grade stuff can do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites