Thanks for letting us know! I too found a remarkable difference in favor of the bayonet extended.Just to confirm, I took out my M44 today and she shot remakably better with the bayonet extended! I can't tell you groupings because I was shooting at dynamic targets (fabric softner bottles full of water) and shot miserably with the bayonet back, however with the bayonet extended I was very high percentage at 50, 125, and 150 meters with a slight south to north crosswind (shooting east to west)