$50 dollar bet.

Pretty good job. A lot of people overestimate their abilities and underestimate the .22. Shooting a decent sized target at 75-100 yards isn't difficult, "even" with a .22. I had some fun shooting an over ripe Fiji apple with my .22 at 100 yards the other day. Even knocked it off the berm and led it enough to hit it as it was rolling down the berm. That's a 3" target or so.

Your shots are very well concentrated. I'd be willing to bet that with consistent practice and focus on trigger pull, breathing, and a good rest, you could shrink that group maybe to even half that size.

If I were going to upgrade anything, I would just swap up the scope if you get a chance. Nikon makes some great, reasonably priced rimfire offerings. Bushnell banners are another option, although the reticles are a bit thick for precision shooting.

Once you get your groups down as far as you can get them with that ammo, i tmight also be fun to try out a small box of some really high end stuff, like Eley, and see how it groups.

Overall it sounds like you had a very positive shooting experience and with the way you're treating the rifle it seems like you're going to be more attuned to it than most people, even with super expensive rifles.
 
A small suggestion.Don't get to crazy with the cleaning.

.22's shoot pretty clean.Some very serious 22 shooters don't put anything through their barrel but bullets.

And,Congratulations!!

You have a lot going on.I appreciate your understanding of ballistics and the technical tools.You can certainly apply all that to a .22 as well as you can apply it to a .308.It is a useful skill set and a useful way of thinking.

At the same time,respectfully,there is a different skill set of marksmanship.I suggest you not become too reliant on useful,gratifying aids such as the bipod.

With some practice (doing things correctly.Bad practice is just bad habits) you just might be able to win another $50 hitting pop cans or clay birds standing on your hind legs at 75 or 100 yds.But you won't do that relying on bench or bipod.

I suggest you call every shot you make.Research "Calling the shot"

You might invest in a"shooters log book" because you can learn a lot more if you note what the wind was,your correction,what ammo works,etc.

You are off to a pretty good start.Maybe your buddy with ROTC experience and you and maybe a book or some old WW2 training vids from youtube can all come together to a coaching stuation.

Its easier to start with good habit than to unlearn bad habits.

Have fun!!

Oh!! Just to be sure..as you are apparently somewhat new to all this,look up it the bar at the top of the page where it says "Firearms safety"

Practice that all the time.It will go a long way toward being welcome and respected among fellow shooters.Might prevent something ugly,too.
 
I'd suggest experimenting with other ammo as well. You'll find a lot of difference between ammo in point of impact and accurracy for your particular gun. Also, don't judge an ammo by its price tag. Try several and see what works best in your gun.
 
I can only offer this less than helpful and unsolicited advice, Never make or accept bets over beers, never argue over beers. Both are subject to bit you squarely in the posterior. Have a good time, hope you do well and Good luck.
 
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