I have been practicing Higgins.
 

Here was my original day at the range with my new to me Mauser.

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As you can tell at 50 yds I was downright awful.

So with lot's of practice I have gotten down to this at 50 yds. First pic is Romanian surplus and the next second one is Turkish. Feeling fairly confident. Still need to make tighter groups.

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Thank you Jeff for all your advice. SmileWavy

What Mauser you shooting?

Czech k98.

So you've been practicing dropping a load in the shower?

In cal 8mm.

Good shooting!

Higgin's advice to me was "the pointy end of the bullet goes forward"..............right Jeff?

Now now...:p

Excellent work, Tom. Quite an improvement in such a short period of time. Gotta love those old '98's, too.

I have quite a few of the old Mausers. They used to be had pretty cheap and the bullets were cheap too. I still have a few shells I shoot with 1929 dates on them. Corrosive I guess. All mine are original condition so they all kick like a mule with the steel buttplate. A lot of fun to blast away with though.

50 yards with a rifle from a shooting bench should be much tighter.

Practice, practice. I really need to get new contacts. I'll go after I get new contacts. I can't even see the sights if I am looking at the target, and I can't see the target if I am looking at the sights. I am not even sure I am wearing my own contacts. It's pretty bad.