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Caliber accuracy in a factory rifle - does it matter?
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<blockquote data-quote="Benman73" data-source="post: 1046665" data-attributes="member: 79174"><p>My wife and I are planning on getting two rifles to shoot longer ranges with at our local range (200, 300, and 500 yards), and possibly trying our hand at F-class. It is not in our budget to drop the money on custom setups, so we will most likely be purchasing factory rifles. If we decide later that we want to shoot more competitively, we would of course begin the process of upgrading components. So accepting that a good factory rifle will (at best) probably shoot around 1 MOA consistently with proper load development, does it matter which cartridge we choose? For instance, would a factory Savage chambered in a 6BR Norma be substantially more accurate than say a 243 or 260? Or do you really need to have a custom barrel, trued action, and other rifle work done like full length bedding, to realize the full accuracy potential of something like the 6BR over a more "standard" cartridge? </p><p></p><p>Any feedback is much appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benman73, post: 1046665, member: 79174"] My wife and I are planning on getting two rifles to shoot longer ranges with at our local range (200, 300, and 500 yards), and possibly trying our hand at F-class. It is not in our budget to drop the money on custom setups, so we will most likely be purchasing factory rifles. If we decide later that we want to shoot more competitively, we would of course begin the process of upgrading components. So accepting that a good factory rifle will (at best) probably shoot around 1 MOA consistently with proper load development, does it matter which cartridge we choose? For instance, would a factory Savage chambered in a 6BR Norma be substantially more accurate than say a 243 or 260? Or do you really need to have a custom barrel, trued action, and other rifle work done like full length bedding, to realize the full accuracy potential of something like the 6BR over a more "standard" cartridge? Any feedback is much appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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