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Let me premise this by saying that I don't shoot much paper. :lol:
IIRC, out of the box (back in '08...), my flanged-barrel 580 would put 5 rounds into about a 3" circle at 100 yds. Added an Accu-Strut and Choate handguard and it's consistently sub-2" at 100 now, from a good rest with me doing my part, with a 2-6x pistol scope. Occasionally I manage better than that, but IMO a "best" group doesn't show much.
Of course, every rifle is different, YMMV, etc. etc.
Also, "acceptable" accuracy depends on what you want to do with your rifle. Some (like me...) see minute-of-coyote as acceptable. Others want to squeeze every .01" from a group, and that's fine, too. The Mini is a perfect candidate for that, as every little thing seems to affect these rifles. Consider it the big-boy Tinkertoy of weapons.
IIRC, out of the box (back in '08...), my flanged-barrel 580 would put 5 rounds into about a 3" circle at 100 yds. Added an Accu-Strut and Choate handguard and it's consistently sub-2" at 100 now, from a good rest with me doing my part, with a 2-6x pistol scope. Occasionally I manage better than that, but IMO a "best" group doesn't show much.
Of course, every rifle is different, YMMV, etc. etc.
Also, "acceptable" accuracy depends on what you want to do with your rifle. Some (like me...) see minute-of-coyote as acceptable. Others want to squeeze every .01" from a group, and that's fine, too. The Mini is a perfect candidate for that, as every little thing seems to affect these rifles. Consider it the big-boy Tinkertoy of weapons.
