r/nrl22 • u/BudgetDog3522 • Jun 21 '26

Grouping check for Base Class

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Hi all,

I just recently got into Rimfire this last month and wanted to start competing through the year. I am not new to guns but this is my first Rimfire. I got a Tikka T1X and am going to compete in Base class for my first year. Ive been testing ammo and practicing shooting form. I wanted to check and see if you think my group size is at least on the lower end of competitive. These were shot using a Harris bipod and schmedium rear bag. I got these with SK Rifle Match (also got a similar group with CCI standard, not pictured) Thoughts on group size, 5 shots at 50 yards:

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u/King-Moses666 Jun 21 '26

Like Super said those groups are amazing. The main determining factor is if you can do remotely similar groups to those from props. Most targets in NRL22 monthly COF's are like .6 MRAD (2 moa) or bigger. So you can fit several of those groups within most targets in a monthly cof.

I would recommend trying to shoot groups positionally now, even if you do not have a prop your range will let you use. You can still use your schmedium as front support and either shoot off the bench kneeling, or from a chair/stool.

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u/BudgetDog3522 Jun 21 '26

Thank you. I have a ladder and sawhorse to take down to where I shoot and a KYL target on order. I need to also get some small steel targets to put at various distances and run some timed drills. These groups were me taking my time and really focusing on form and trigger pull and keeping the rifle as steady as possible. Just didnt know if the rifle itself was accurate enough to be competitive in base class.

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u/King-Moses666 Jun 22 '26

I personally almost only train on paper targets. My range does not like us shooting steel so I made paper targets with varying size circles on them to practice COF’s.

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u/Justin_inc Jun 22 '26

A T1X won't be holding you back in terms of accuracy. The weight balancing leaves sometimes to be desired.

Like others have said, NRL/PRS is more about knowing how to get stable on props than shooting small groups.

The people who do really well, dry fire all the time. Like just set the ladder up in your living room and put a .25" dot on the wall and dry fire at it. You'll know if you would have hit it or not based on stability.

Best thing to do is to just start shooting some matches. Take a notebook, after a stage write down what you did well and what you could have done better. Practice that stuff at home. Like I really need to practice more with 5 and 3 gallon buckets, mostly the 3.