Shot a 9mm Beretta CX4 carbine yesterday. (Bear with me, this is actually handgun related.) After everything was adjusted and shooting to point of aim, I shot a 5 shot group at 25 yards to check accuracy.
The five shots came in at 13/16ths of an inch, center-to-center of the outside two rounds. That's 0.813" for the fractionally challenged folks.
I'm not saying that's as good as the ammunition or gun could possibly shoot because I wasn't shooting from a rest. I'm just saying that was a pretty decent group for 9mm ammunition.
What kind of 9mm ammunition, you ask? The much maligned 100round bulk-packed Winchester USA from Wal-Mart--commonly called WWB.
The point is, of course, that because WWB tends to be thought of as a price-point product, we might well jump to the conclusion that it's not as accurate as some of the other practice ammunition offerings on the market.
It seems that it shoots as well as anyone could expect 9mm ammunition to shoot in spite of its low price. So the next time you're agonizing over whether or not saving a little on ammunition purchases will hurt your chances of winning your next match you can remember this thread and put your mind at ease.
Yeah, I know--one less thing we can blame when the on-target results aren't pleasing.
The five shots came in at 13/16ths of an inch, center-to-center of the outside two rounds. That's 0.813" for the fractionally challenged folks.
I'm not saying that's as good as the ammunition or gun could possibly shoot because I wasn't shooting from a rest. I'm just saying that was a pretty decent group for 9mm ammunition.
What kind of 9mm ammunition, you ask? The much maligned 100round bulk-packed Winchester USA from Wal-Mart--commonly called WWB.
The point is, of course, that because WWB tends to be thought of as a price-point product, we might well jump to the conclusion that it's not as accurate as some of the other practice ammunition offerings on the market.
It seems that it shoots as well as anyone could expect 9mm ammunition to shoot in spite of its low price. So the next time you're agonizing over whether or not saving a little on ammunition purchases will hurt your chances of winning your next match you can remember this thread and put your mind at ease.
Yeah, I know--one less thing we can blame when the on-target results aren't pleasing.