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Degrees Of Rifle Accuracy by Ian McMurchy
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<blockquote data-quote="glewis" data-source="post: 693084" data-attributes="member: 53719"><p>I've been intrigued by hunting rifle accuracy on a budget for years now. It's my mid-life crisis. I research a reputable budget gun (<$750) with the features I want, make a purchase after finding my best price, check the action screws, add good quality mounts and optics(leupold,nikon,meopta, zeiss), follow a barrel break-in procedure, and shoot factory ammo at a sturdy bench set-up. If the gun doesn't feature a bedded stock I upgrade to an aftermarket stock that does. Mounting scopes and swapping stocks while using a fat boy torque wrench is about the extent of my gunsmithing patience. I've recently purchased my sixth and final bolt action factory rifle. All six have flat bottom receivers, very little creep to crisp factory trigger pulls, five have trigger pull wts ranging from 2.5-3.5 lbs, five have free float barrels, and five use fully bedded alum block systems. </p><p> </p><p>What I've found is that in order to produce 1" or less groups, one has to be really patient with regard to set-up and technique. Between my aging eyes and a thumper of a heart beat, I may not be able to deliver the techinque on a consistent basis. </p><p> </p><p>Bottom line of this exercise is, all six kill deer equally well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glewis, post: 693084, member: 53719"] I've been intrigued by hunting rifle accuracy on a budget for years now. It's my mid-life crisis. I research a reputable budget gun (<$750) with the features I want, make a purchase after finding my best price, check the action screws, add good quality mounts and optics(leupold,nikon,meopta, zeiss), follow a barrel break-in procedure, and shoot factory ammo at a sturdy bench set-up. If the gun doesn't feature a bedded stock I upgrade to an aftermarket stock that does. Mounting scopes and swapping stocks while using a fat boy torque wrench is about the extent of my gunsmithing patience. I've recently purchased my sixth and final bolt action factory rifle. All six have flat bottom receivers, very little creep to crisp factory trigger pulls, five have trigger pull wts ranging from 2.5-3.5 lbs, five have free float barrels, and five use fully bedded alum block systems. What I've found is that in order to produce 1" or less groups, one has to be really patient with regard to set-up and technique. Between my aging eyes and a thumper of a heart beat, I may not be able to deliver the techinque on a consistent basis. Bottom line of this exercise is, all six kill deer equally well. [/QUOTE]
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