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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1169374" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>I think an awful lot of animals have been shot with rifles that only could group 1.5-2+inches with factory ammo; by guys who probably couldn't even make the rifle do even that good. </p><p></p><p>Although "most" animals are also shot within 100 yards if I had to guess. </p><p></p><p>The majority of people I know still go hunting with a clean barrel and don't give it a second thought. Even though they zero'ed their scopes when the bore was not completely clean. </p><p></p><p>There are also some things you can do yourself without a gunsmith that will almost always increase the consistency of your accuracy. Bedding the action and free floating the barrel are not hard or expensive to do. There are some great YT videos. </p><p></p><p>Reloading is expensive on the front end but will potentially pay the biggest dividends. And the ROI for centerfire rifle ammo is fast. </p><p></p><p>4 things I now always do when trying to increase the accuracy of a rifle:</p><p>-Bed action (cheap)</p><p>-Free float barrel (free)</p><p>-Work up load</p><p>-Higher end machined scope base/rings/screws.</p><p></p><p>I've spent more money in ammo trying to figure out accuracy problems that I would have saved money just buying the higher end scope rings right away. </p><p></p><p>I enjoy a great trigger but you can learn almost any trigger good enough to shoot it well. </p><p></p><p>Accuracy is addicting... and it can get expensive real fast. However sometimes you get lucky and a factory rifle will shoot a lot of different ammo pretty great with no work done to the rifle. And those are the rifles you hear guys saying "Yeah I wish I would have never sold that gun".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1169374, member: 90399"] I think an awful lot of animals have been shot with rifles that only could group 1.5-2+inches with factory ammo; by guys who probably couldn't even make the rifle do even that good. Although "most" animals are also shot within 100 yards if I had to guess. The majority of people I know still go hunting with a clean barrel and don't give it a second thought. Even though they zero'ed their scopes when the bore was not completely clean. There are also some things you can do yourself without a gunsmith that will almost always increase the consistency of your accuracy. Bedding the action and free floating the barrel are not hard or expensive to do. There are some great YT videos. Reloading is expensive on the front end but will potentially pay the biggest dividends. And the ROI for centerfire rifle ammo is fast. 4 things I now always do when trying to increase the accuracy of a rifle: -Bed action (cheap) -Free float barrel (free) -Work up load -Higher end machined scope base/rings/screws. I've spent more money in ammo trying to figure out accuracy problems that I would have saved money just buying the higher end scope rings right away. I enjoy a great trigger but you can learn almost any trigger good enough to shoot it well. Accuracy is addicting... and it can get expensive real fast. However sometimes you get lucky and a factory rifle will shoot a lot of different ammo pretty great with no work done to the rifle. And those are the rifles you hear guys saying "Yeah I wish I would have never sold that gun". [/QUOTE]
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