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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 84404" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p><strong>Re: Most \"Inherently Accurate\" Cartridges</strong></p><p></p><p>There is a big differance between 100 yard accuracy and 1000 yard accuracy. Lots of smiths can build rifles that can produce 1/2 MOA or less at 100 yards but none can promise that they will perform the same MOA standards at 1K. Yes is also takes much shooter skill but it also takes more than a 100 yard performer to make 1/2 MOA at 1K, such as an "inherhently accurate" cartridge.</p><p></p><p> I have had several Remmy 788's in 308 and trust me the specs on those chambers was much less than "ideal", the stocks were very nasty and yet those rifles shot very respectable at 1K. As good as 1/2 MOA. If you can turn me to a 30-06 just as nasty and it still shoots the same as those nasty old 788's I will buy into every case as being equal.</p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> The PPC and BR have very different applications so their 'accuracy' cannot be compared. The short range game has a very narrow window for perfection. The PPC has that edge right now. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Those 2 cases are nearly identical and are in fact used for the same purpose. One case is slightly bigger such as the same in the 308/30-06 debate. I am just curious as to why 1 has dominated the bench scene and not the other, or why dont we see 50-50%??</p><p></p><p>Trust me I do believe that if the cream of the crop components are used and a GOOD smith has been employed, most any cartridge has got lots of potential even at the 1K line, including the 30-06. In most ways I would have to agree with Jerry. Yes I still belive to some extent some more than others are more inherently accurate and I am not here to try and change Jerry's mind. Jerry, like me has lived experiances that has drawn him to his conclusions and I have done the same. I think this is cool here that we can learn from eachother and think on this with an open mind and if we all dont agree on every detail, who cares? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif We can dissagree and see eachothers point at the same time. This truly is a site unlike the others! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 84404, member: 1007"] [b]Re: Most \"Inherently Accurate\" Cartridges[/b] There is a big differance between 100 yard accuracy and 1000 yard accuracy. Lots of smiths can build rifles that can produce 1/2 MOA or less at 100 yards but none can promise that they will perform the same MOA standards at 1K. Yes is also takes much shooter skill but it also takes more than a 100 yard performer to make 1/2 MOA at 1K, such as an "inherhently accurate" cartridge. I have had several Remmy 788's in 308 and trust me the specs on those chambers was much less than "ideal", the stocks were very nasty and yet those rifles shot very respectable at 1K. As good as 1/2 MOA. If you can turn me to a 30-06 just as nasty and it still shoots the same as those nasty old 788's I will buy into every case as being equal. [ QUOTE ] The PPC and BR have very different applications so their 'accuracy' cannot be compared. The short range game has a very narrow window for perfection. The PPC has that edge right now. [/ QUOTE ] Those 2 cases are nearly identical and are in fact used for the same purpose. One case is slightly bigger such as the same in the 308/30-06 debate. I am just curious as to why 1 has dominated the bench scene and not the other, or why dont we see 50-50%?? Trust me I do believe that if the cream of the crop components are used and a GOOD smith has been employed, most any cartridge has got lots of potential even at the 1K line, including the 30-06. In most ways I would have to agree with Jerry. Yes I still belive to some extent some more than others are more inherently accurate and I am not here to try and change Jerry's mind. Jerry, like me has lived experiances that has drawn him to his conclusions and I have done the same. I think this is cool here that we can learn from eachother and think on this with an open mind and if we all dont agree on every detail, who cares? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] We can dissagree and see eachothers point at the same time. This truly is a site unlike the others! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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