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most accurate out of the box factory rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1024712" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>food for thought when speaking of a $5K custom rifle:</p><p> </p><p>Last time I looked, the record for a 100 yard group in a 22 rimfire is about .299" for five shots. The cost of the rifle built and ready to fire was about $4K. For me, that's a major feat! I know of one $1400 rifle that shoots sub .200" groups at 50 yards and shoots right at .400" at 100 yards (a rebuilt Cooper). His shooting partner uses a 40X, and groups about 60% bigger. Still good groups for sure. Neither one will run with the big dogs shooting low ones at 50 yards.</p><p> </p><p>I saw a Savage custom shop 6BR that came with a sub .200" proof target using off the shelf Federal ammo (think it was Federal anyway). Saw another in 22-250 that came with a target that was about .170" using Federal ammo. Pretty good for a $1700 rifle and a factory barrel. My first Weatherby was a 30-06 Vanguard. It was built when Weatherby did the 1" warranty claim. My rifle still has the proof target in the safe. It's a three shot 3/4" (outside to outside). I paid a little over $300 for that rifle, and installed Redfield bases and rings with one of the very first Leupold 3.5x-10x scopes. It still shoots those same group sizes with the walnut stock. So much for a $5K rifle! I bought a 700 ADL in .270 for a little over $200 at Woolco (now that name tells a date). It started shooting just under an inch with factory ammo, and got it down to 3/4" with factory ammo. So much for spending $5K! That rifle with a good set of dies would probably shoot close to half inch groups. I didn't have a clue of reloading. Later I buy a .270mag in a MK.V Weatherby. Came with a 3/4" target, and shoots that size all day long. Paid the ghastly sum of $500 for it. I've seen Savage slug guns shoot inch groups, and one that shot 3/4" groups using Remington Copper slugs. So much for spending $5K!</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1024712, member: 25383"] food for thought when speaking of a $5K custom rifle: Last time I looked, the record for a 100 yard group in a 22 rimfire is about .299" for five shots. The cost of the rifle built and ready to fire was about $4K. For me, that's a major feat! I know of one $1400 rifle that shoots sub .200" groups at 50 yards and shoots right at .400" at 100 yards (a rebuilt Cooper). His shooting partner uses a 40X, and groups about 60% bigger. Still good groups for sure. Neither one will run with the big dogs shooting low ones at 50 yards. I saw a Savage custom shop 6BR that came with a sub .200" proof target using off the shelf Federal ammo (think it was Federal anyway). Saw another in 22-250 that came with a target that was about .170" using Federal ammo. Pretty good for a $1700 rifle and a factory barrel. My first Weatherby was a 30-06 Vanguard. It was built when Weatherby did the 1" warranty claim. My rifle still has the proof target in the safe. It's a three shot 3/4" (outside to outside). I paid a little over $300 for that rifle, and installed Redfield bases and rings with one of the very first Leupold 3.5x-10x scopes. It still shoots those same group sizes with the walnut stock. So much for a $5K rifle! I bought a 700 ADL in .270 for a little over $200 at Woolco (now that name tells a date). It started shooting just under an inch with factory ammo, and got it down to 3/4" with factory ammo. So much for spending $5K! That rifle with a good set of dies would probably shoot close to half inch groups. I didn't have a clue of reloading. Later I buy a .270mag in a MK.V Weatherby. Came with a 3/4" target, and shoots that size all day long. Paid the ghastly sum of $500 for it. I've seen Savage slug guns shoot inch groups, and one that shot 3/4" groups using Remington Copper slugs. So much for spending $5K! gary [/QUOTE]
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