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JonnyP · April 30, 2010, 02:14 PM

I too have read about such claims, but I think it's just a "that fish was this big" phenomenon. Not saying it can't be done, but I'd have to see it to believe it.

That being said, a handgun with a scope might get you close.

I bought a cheap little Winchester sight vice a while back, and it works pretty well. The only problem is, even after clamping the gun down, it tends to jump right out of the clamp due to the recoil, so mounting it precisely in the same spot again is tough. Then again, even the vice just sits on a table and is not clamped down. If a person had a vice, a big, sturdy one clamped to a table with clamp system holding the gun perfectly still, a "shooter" might shoot a 1" group. But that's the gun, not the shooter.

I shoot at a man-size target at 75 feet with almost all hits in the kill zone, so I don't feel bad. The group size? Probably several inches. At 15 feet, my groups are 3" to 4" on a good day. I'm happy with that as I'll hit what I shoot at.

Practice, practice, practice...

April 30, 2010, 02:14 PM	#4
JonnyP Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2009 Posts: 195	I too have read about such claims, but I think it's just a "that fish was this big" phenomenon. Not saying it can't be done, but I'd have to see it to believe it. That being said, a handgun with a scope might get you close. I bought a cheap little Winchester sight vice a while back, and it works pretty well. The only problem is, even after clamping the gun down, it tends to jump right out of the clamp due to the recoil, so mounting it precisely in the same spot again is tough. Then again, even the vice just sits on a table and is not clamped down. If a person had a vice, a big, sturdy one clamped to a table with clamp system holding the gun perfectly still, a "shooter" might shoot a 1" group. But that's the gun, not the shooter. I shoot at a man-size target at 75 feet with almost all hits in the kill zone, so I don't feel bad. The group size? Probably several inches. At 15 feet, my groups are 3" to 4" on a good day. I'm happy with that as I'll hit what I shoot at. Practice, practice, practice...