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Custom Rifle accuracy expectations??
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 650547" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>I was responding to the premise: <em>" And as we aLL know every rifle is different and likes one bullet weight and type best."</em> saying all of us know that. I don't know that, but it's a common belief in the rifle shooting world. J E Custom was speaking of my rifles as I am included in his "we all know" comment, but I'm not going to get on his case challenging him as how he could presume to speak for my rifles and equipment. The context of his comment didn't upset me. I'm not alone believing what I said.</p><p></p><p>The barrels I've worn out have been light, medium and heavy contoured; neither has been more accurate than the others. Barrel weight has nothing to do with accuracy. Best example of how one barrel will shoot several bullet weights, styles and shapes the same is Sierra Bullets' test barrels. They use one .308 Win. barrel to test all 30 caliber bullet weights up to 180 grains and one .300 Win. Mag. barrel to test heavier bullets. Naturally, match bullets will shoot more accurate than others. And bullet quality also plays a big part.</p><p></p><p>I will concede one point; diameter. A barrel's groove diameter and the bullet's diameter. If the bullet's diameter is smaller than the barrel's groove diameter, it will not shoot too accurate; some better than others. If this situation exists, then someone else with a tighter barrel will get better accuracy with the same bullet; that's assuming all other factors of the rifle, sights and shooter are the same.</p><p></p><p>For the most part, no two people will shoot the same rifle and ammo with equal accuracy. This, coupled with not shooting enough shots per test group to be statistically meaningful, is the main reason for most folks claiming every rifle is different and likes one bullet weight and type best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 650547, member: 5302"] I was responding to the premise: [I]" And as we aLL know every rifle is different and likes one bullet weight and type best."[/I] saying all of us know that. I don't know that, but it's a common belief in the rifle shooting world. J E Custom was speaking of my rifles as I am included in his "we all know" comment, but I'm not going to get on his case challenging him as how he could presume to speak for my rifles and equipment. The context of his comment didn't upset me. I'm not alone believing what I said. The barrels I've worn out have been light, medium and heavy contoured; neither has been more accurate than the others. Barrel weight has nothing to do with accuracy. Best example of how one barrel will shoot several bullet weights, styles and shapes the same is Sierra Bullets' test barrels. They use one .308 Win. barrel to test all 30 caliber bullet weights up to 180 grains and one .300 Win. Mag. barrel to test heavier bullets. Naturally, match bullets will shoot more accurate than others. And bullet quality also plays a big part. I will concede one point; diameter. A barrel's groove diameter and the bullet's diameter. If the bullet's diameter is smaller than the barrel's groove diameter, it will not shoot too accurate; some better than others. If this situation exists, then someone else with a tighter barrel will get better accuracy with the same bullet; that's assuming all other factors of the rifle, sights and shooter are the same. For the most part, no two people will shoot the same rifle and ammo with equal accuracy. This, coupled with not shooting enough shots per test group to be statistically meaningful, is the main reason for most folks claiming every rifle is different and likes one bullet weight and type best. [/QUOTE]
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