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What makes a cartridge accurate?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1106533" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Just a viewpoint. For hunting class rifles, including long range rigs, most of the usual suspects can deliver what most would consider very accurate at .25-.5MOA.k sometimes better. I believe it's a function of the total system of components, rifle, barrel, load, etc, and how well they are put together. For this reason someone will always have a case for the "exceptional" accuracy of cartridge X...take your pick. I think cartridge design becomes more relevant when you encounter the benchrest world where the rifles begin to reach an optimized level to the point where the design and construction becomes less differentiated, and the accuracy difference begins to show with the cartridge design. I think there is a reason that certain cartridges have dominated Benchrest competition. They have been proven. The 22PPC, 6BR, 6.5x284, and others are considered to be more accurate, and have produced top scores in countless matches over several years. Shorter and fatter belt less designs seem to contribute to the accuracy factor. Being both a bench shooter and a hunter that has owned and shot numerous cartridges over many years, I became a believer in the accuracy level of many of these Benchrest cartridges. Several years ago I decided that the 6.5x284 had sufficient ballistics to try as a LR hunting cartridge that would meet my needs for 1000 yard medium game. Never looked back. It's really nice to make a confident chest shot on a deer at 1000 yards, but it's great to make a first shot hit on a prairie dog at that distance. The 6.5x284 is no hot rod at 3000FPS and may not have the best barrel life, but if it's all about accuracy, it sure delivers in spades. IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1106533, member: 10291"] Just a viewpoint. For hunting class rifles, including long range rigs, most of the usual suspects can deliver what most would consider very accurate at .25-.5MOA.k sometimes better. I believe it's a function of the total system of components, rifle, barrel, load, etc, and how well they are put together. For this reason someone will always have a case for the "exceptional" accuracy of cartridge X...take your pick. I think cartridge design becomes more relevant when you encounter the benchrest world where the rifles begin to reach an optimized level to the point where the design and construction becomes less differentiated, and the accuracy difference begins to show with the cartridge design. I think there is a reason that certain cartridges have dominated Benchrest competition. They have been proven. The 22PPC, 6BR, 6.5x284, and others are considered to be more accurate, and have produced top scores in countless matches over several years. Shorter and fatter belt less designs seem to contribute to the accuracy factor. Being both a bench shooter and a hunter that has owned and shot numerous cartridges over many years, I became a believer in the accuracy level of many of these Benchrest cartridges. Several years ago I decided that the 6.5x284 had sufficient ballistics to try as a LR hunting cartridge that would meet my needs for 1000 yard medium game. Never looked back. It's really nice to make a confident chest shot on a deer at 1000 yards, but it's great to make a first shot hit on a prairie dog at that distance. The 6.5x284 is no hot rod at 3000FPS and may not have the best barrel life, but if it's all about accuracy, it sure delivers in spades. IMO. [/QUOTE]
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