r/canadaguns • u/Zorr101 • 19d ago

Shooting Groupings

As a new PAL holder, I was was wondering; what distance should I check my groupings? What firearm do I use? (9mm, .223, .308 Win). And do you use a scope or iron sight? ( I know this is probably common sense for loads of people, but I’m newww)

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u/airchinapilot 19d ago

? What firearm do I use?

That's the great thing about this hobby. What do you want to own and shoot? Are you target shooting or intending to hunt? What catches your fancy?

Answer that question and the rest will follow.

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u/Zorr101 18d ago

I own all of them, and I usually just do target shooting. I just want to know, for each calibre firearm; what distance is best to see my grouping you know?

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u/King-Moses666 18d ago

Are you checking your grouping as in trying to shoot tiny groups to check your skill? Or are you meaning to sight something in?

To sight stuff in it depends on what gun it is and what your use case is. Example I sight my 22lr in at 50 yards, but know a guy who sights in for 300 yards. I have an easily adjustable scope so I can get every distance easily. He has an old convoluted scope and has different 22’s for different distances. So he sights it in for where he plans to shoot it.

If your checking groups for skill/fire arm capabilities it again depends on use case. Again with my 22lf I do a lot of grouping shots at 50. But I will also check my groups at 100-200 when testing ammo. Because I need my ammo to perform as close to 1moa as possible at 200 yards. Most people do not need that, but most people do not shoot competitions. So it all depends on what your goals are.