I agree, but a Tikka T3 in anything from 243. to 7mm WSM is a far superior rifle for less than 700.00 USD. Guaranteed to shoot less than 1 moa or correction of that is guaranteed by Tikka. My 7-08 is 1.2" at 200 or better.
Must have been your rifle. My T3 in 7-08 shoots sub MOA with factory ammo, and after ladder testing hand loads it only got better. One note... PRVI Partisan can't be considered factory ammo. My 168 gr. Sierra MK bthp are all touching on a bad day at 100 yards, and touching at 200 yards on a...
My uncle (now departed) killed hundreds as a bounty hunter for the Grange, in Texas, with a 220 swift. He handloaded heavy bullets. I dont know the weights, but he had kills out to 600 yards in the upper Texas panhandle. Bounties were paid out by the Grange, and monetary support to it was...