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<blockquote data-quote="rfd" data-source="post: 965405" data-attributes="member: 80476"><p>aside from you, the trigger puller, the one physical variable missing from your rifle shooting scenario is careful round reloading and testing. that alone can, and usually does, make a huge and most positive difference in accuracy at any distance. </p><p></p><p>i wouldn't consider a rifle a dud without reload testing, using a variety of powders, charges, bullets, and bullet seat depth - some would even advise case and primer variable testing, too. </p><p></p><p>all my rifles, custom ones and bottom feeders alike, are at least capable of 1moa. one in particular is a cheap ruger american rifle in .243win that easily does sub moa at 100yds for 3 shots, plastic stock and all. all i did was a careful barrel break-in, make sure the fore end was floated and stiffened with rockite, added some rockite to the butt end, use good glass (swfa 10x42), and adjust the trigger for lightest pull it would deliver without resorting to tampering (2.8#). the rest was up to my trigger finger and shooting conditions. </p><p></p><p>in fact, i never ever bother with factory rounds, and i only build my own hand loads. to me, shooting and reloading go hand in hand. hand loading is not at all difficult nor dangerous, once you understand the process and employ safe reloading practices. </p><p></p><p>at the very least, find someone local to work with you on testing a variety of hand loads. ymmv.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/mKf85UD.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rfd, post: 965405, member: 80476"] aside from you, the trigger puller, the one physical variable missing from your rifle shooting scenario is careful round reloading and testing. that alone can, and usually does, make a huge and most positive difference in accuracy at any distance. i wouldn't consider a rifle a dud without reload testing, using a variety of powders, charges, bullets, and bullet seat depth - some would even advise case and primer variable testing, too. all my rifles, custom ones and bottom feeders alike, are at least capable of 1moa. one in particular is a cheap ruger american rifle in .243win that easily does sub moa at 100yds for 3 shots, plastic stock and all. all i did was a careful barrel break-in, make sure the fore end was floated and stiffened with rockite, added some rockite to the butt end, use good glass (swfa 10x42), and adjust the trigger for lightest pull it would deliver without resorting to tampering (2.8#). the rest was up to my trigger finger and shooting conditions. in fact, i never ever bother with factory rounds, and i only build my own hand loads. to me, shooting and reloading go hand in hand. hand loading is not at all difficult nor dangerous, once you understand the process and employ safe reloading practices. at the very least, find someone local to work with you on testing a variety of hand loads. ymmv. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mKf85UD.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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