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A well built rifle should shoot well no matter what...
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1554870" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>It has been My experience, that if a rifle is well Smith'ed and has quality parts, It will shoot almost everything well. But when/if you load, and find the load that it likes best it will exceed all expectations. </p><p></p><p>But, the best smith can't make a poor barrel shoot very well. The barrel quality is the heart of a accurate rifle. I have seen rifles that wouldn't shoot 3 MOA until the action was blueprinted and the barrel replaced. With everything trued and the barrel replaced along with a good bedding job the same rifle could go sub 1/2 MOA with proper loading.</p><p></p><p>Just because you may pay $8,000.00 for a rifle, doesn't mean it will shoot. Start with a quality barrel, then a quality action that is blue printed or precision to begin with, cut a precision chamber and install on a quality stock that is pillar bedded and you should have a rifle that is very forgiving and will shoot most/all ammo well. then load for it looking for the right combo of bullet, primer and powder.</p><p></p><p>It only takes one poorly installed part or a poor quality component to have a negative effect on accuracy. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees to accuracy. It has to be built in or you have to be lucky.</p><p></p><p>If you want 1 MOA accuracy, that Is very doable. If you want 1/2 MOA then everything must be right. If you want 1/4 MOA you must work at it with quality reloading and if you want sub 1/8th MOA you have to pull out all the stops and leave no stone Un-turned. the only exception to that is Luck. Sometimes we just get lucky and end up with a 1/4 Minute rifle.</p><p></p><p>Just My Opinion based on years of experience.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1554870, member: 2736"] It has been My experience, that if a rifle is well Smith'ed and has quality parts, It will shoot almost everything well. But when/if you load, and find the load that it likes best it will exceed all expectations. But, the best smith can't make a poor barrel shoot very well. The barrel quality is the heart of a accurate rifle. I have seen rifles that wouldn't shoot 3 MOA until the action was blueprinted and the barrel replaced. With everything trued and the barrel replaced along with a good bedding job the same rifle could go sub 1/2 MOA with proper loading. Just because you may pay $8,000.00 for a rifle, doesn't mean it will shoot. Start with a quality barrel, then a quality action that is blue printed or precision to begin with, cut a precision chamber and install on a quality stock that is pillar bedded and you should have a rifle that is very forgiving and will shoot most/all ammo well. then load for it looking for the right combo of bullet, primer and powder. It only takes one poorly installed part or a poor quality component to have a negative effect on accuracy. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees to accuracy. It has to be built in or you have to be lucky. If you want 1 MOA accuracy, that Is very doable. If you want 1/2 MOA then everything must be right. If you want 1/4 MOA you must work at it with quality reloading and if you want sub 1/8th MOA you have to pull out all the stops and leave no stone Un-turned. the only exception to that is Luck. Sometimes we just get lucky and end up with a 1/4 Minute rifle. Just My Opinion based on years of experience. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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