Like kyode said, ammo is really important. However, if you happen to have a sloppy chamber, there isn't a one hole group in that barrel. A 15 inch contender/encore barrel with quality ammo and a good chamber will shoot lights out. Try some less expensive, standard velocity target ammo first and work your way up. Wolf makes some decent stuff for not much dough, though it ain't 85c per box like the remington plinking ammo.