Frustrated. Not sure if my eyes, or what.
First range trip with the Henry Big Boy X last month got me 1.5" groups at 55 yards with a Burris Fastfire III red dot. This is a camping/hiking/Jeeping carbine for defense against wolves, bears, and stupid people in the woods. An inch and a half at 55 yards is acceptable accuracy.
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Took it out today to sight it in with the new red dot. Replaced the Burris with a Vortex Venom that was was brand new but wouldn't hold POI. Sent it back and they sent a replacement. This one might be bad as well. First few shots showed that it was changing POI wildly at first. Then it started holding POI fine. Shot another 50 or so rounds through it and it seems to be OK, but I can't get as good as groups with it as I did the Burris.
Same load, which is 10.5 grains of Unique behind a 250 grain Hornady XTP. 1.5" last time, now is 2.5"...
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Other than the frustrating sight, the rifle is doing wonderfully. No feeding issues, feels great in working the action and shooting it. Great little working gun.
But since I noticed my group sizes were the same with the open sights on my AR today, as they were with a red dot, I'm thinking of going to a good ol' peep sight on the Henry. Getting frustrated with the inconsistency and unreliability of the red dots.