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Are larger caliber rifles naturally less accurate?
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1067236" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>My smith built 3 identical .338 Lapuas (2 for customers & 1 for himself) with custom BAT actions, Lilja barrels, custom stocks, etc... and he threw everything but the kitchen sink at them, and they barely shot sub-MOA at 100 yards. He said he would never own another one.</p><p> </p><p>Now, do I think big calibers are less accurate? No. The larger the bullet, the bigger the group will look, but once you measure outside to outside, then subtract for caliber, you should get your real number for the size of the group. So, the group may LOOK larger, but in reality it all works itself out.</p><p> </p><p>I personally don't care for .338 calibers because I had a .338 WinMag that would pattern like a shotgun with bird shot at 100 yards. So, I have no desire, or need, to own anything that big down here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1067236, member: 12995"] My smith built 3 identical .338 Lapuas (2 for customers & 1 for himself) with custom BAT actions, Lilja barrels, custom stocks, etc... and he threw everything but the kitchen sink at them, and they barely shot sub-MOA at 100 yards. He said he would never own another one. Now, do I think big calibers are less accurate? No. The larger the bullet, the bigger the group will look, but once you measure outside to outside, then subtract for caliber, you should get your real number for the size of the group. So, the group may LOOK larger, but in reality it all works itself out. I personally don't care for .338 calibers because I had a .338 WinMag that would pattern like a shotgun with bird shot at 100 yards. So, I have no desire, or need, to own anything that big down here. [/QUOTE]
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