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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1272537" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Until long range shots became routine, It was not noticeable and 1/2 MOA was plenty good for many hunting situations. But with 1/2 MOA now being the starting point for accuracy in our game</p><p>It is very important to squeeze every bit of accuracy out of these rifles. Precision in, precision out.</p><p></p><p>The main reason is the thickness difference when you go around the lug. Factory lugs are punched</p><p>and are normally several thousandths different from one side to another. The after market ones are cut and precision ground. If you go to the trouble to have the action blueprinted the receiver face and the barrel tenon shoulder are square and placing a factory recoil lug that is not perfectly flat negates any blueprinting.</p><p></p><p>For a rifle to shoot sub 1/4 moa everything must be square and on the same center line. I personally will not use any factory recoil lug For two reasons, after you surface grind it the thickness is marginal and it is expensive. The second is that most aftermarket lugs are harder (The factory lugs have to be softer to be punched out) and combined with the material strength, the added thickness prevents any flexing when using the after market lugs.</p><p></p><p>When everything is perfectly square and on center, rifles loaded with good ammo can potentially shoot sub 1/10 MOA or better.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1272537, member: 2736"] Until long range shots became routine, It was not noticeable and 1/2 MOA was plenty good for many hunting situations. But with 1/2 MOA now being the starting point for accuracy in our game It is very important to squeeze every bit of accuracy out of these rifles. Precision in, precision out. The main reason is the thickness difference when you go around the lug. Factory lugs are punched and are normally several thousandths different from one side to another. The after market ones are cut and precision ground. If you go to the trouble to have the action blueprinted the receiver face and the barrel tenon shoulder are square and placing a factory recoil lug that is not perfectly flat negates any blueprinting. For a rifle to shoot sub 1/4 moa everything must be square and on the same center line. I personally will not use any factory recoil lug For two reasons, after you surface grind it the thickness is marginal and it is expensive. The second is that most aftermarket lugs are harder (The factory lugs have to be softer to be punched out) and combined with the material strength, the added thickness prevents any flexing when using the after market lugs. When everything is perfectly square and on center, rifles loaded with good ammo can potentially shoot sub 1/10 MOA or better. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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