1-1/4 in group at 200 yards. Reasonable?

[Dennis]

No problem. On the web everyone is a marksman. You just need to turn on the BS filter to get through them all.

Above says it all.

With my hunting rifles, I am happy with 1 1/2" groups at 200 yards.

With saying the above, with my F Open rifles, I can hold sub 1/2" groups at 200 yards "most" any day. Somedays I can do it at 300 yards.

I've seen folks posting about one hole groups at 200 yds and 3" or something groups at 1000 yds, and being new to bolts

The above statement, if someone posted a statement like this on this site, I guarantee you it would be a long thread. And I am being nice about it.

There is a few very good shooters out there and sometimes it can be done. But it's not the norm, it's on a special day when everything falls exactly in place. And it's done with a custom built rifle with the finest components available. Then your personal skills and overall conditions such as weather, wind, etc., must all be right.