Testing my Mark IV with different barrels and ammo

[AzShooter1]

I took the crowd out today and played a little with loads and accuracy. Off the bench, at 25 yards with the 10 inch barrel I had little problems keeping all rounds inside of 2 inches.

I then shot the 5.5 inch barrel with iron sights at an 8 inch Shoot & See target keeping all shots within 6 inches firing from the sitting position free hand. ( I am either in my wheelchair or sitting when I shoot because I still don't have any upper body strength ( Working On It Though ).

Next came the Bronze setup with the C-More. Again 25 yards but this time I kept then all inside of 5 inch shooting as soon as the dot hit the center of the target.

I tried CCI-Blazer ( The Hottest Loads I had ) Tac 22, and CCI-SV. All groups well). I could see how much my Carolina Crusher Muzzle Brake was working, with all the smoke being deflected straight up but I could really feel the difference in recoil between the Tac 22s, SVs and Blazers.

Next match I think I'm going to use either the SVs or my remaining stash of Eley Club. They shoot better than the SV but I've had a few light sounding loads over the past few months. All bullets did clear the barrel but it makes me worry. It may have just been one box.

 

[Pat-inCO]

Could you possibly resize the picture?

 

[Mobuck]

Those groups are quite good for shooting w/o a solid sand bag support. I enjoy turning on the red dot and putting the first shot right on target.
When I got my 4" 22/45 III, I wasn't happy with the accuracy. After a bit of frustrating break-in, I mounted a 4X scope and a muzzle extension/weight to allow more solid seating on the sandbags. Results were amazing with occasional 100 yard groups in the 3-4" range. Swapping to a full VQ upgrade "lower" gave consistent 3-4" 100 yard groups. Last winter, I handed this pistol to my friend who claims to be a "good pistol shooter". After one magazine, he tried to buy the gun or at least find one like it.

 

[AzShooter1]

Is this one better?