How repeatable are others with a sighting compass? The wife just got me a new one for Christmas and like a total dork, I've been sighting bearings around the inside of the house because we're pretty snow-bound here north of Denver at the moment.

I seem to be getting about a 2-3 degree repeatability using my new Brunton 8099 Eclipse (it has graduations down to a single degree). Indoors is probably not a fair test since I'm only looking at 10-12 feet total distance. I'm also trying to find the best compass-to-eye distance to allow me to focus these older bifocal-equipped eyes on the target and the compass dial simultaneously.

Just wondering what repeatability others are able to achieve. I'll keep practicing.

BTW, the 8099 is a very nice compass. I've been researching other models and didn't even realize I mentioned a compass to the wife, so the gift was somewhat of a surprise. She investigated and found the 8099 at a really cheap price locally. She did good ... I really like it!