I have a scope on mine, and it is pretty darn accurate, more so than the average .22. When in college in Dillon, mt, in the 90s, I kept track one spring. I shot 10,000 rounds in about 6 weeks on gophers. Bricks of federal hollow points were $10 a brick. The best I ever shot was 72 gophers in a row without a miss. All with my single shot rifle. My schooling suffered a bit.