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<blockquote data-quote="Joefrazell" data-source="post: 2422681" data-attributes="member: 101262"><p>Alright, everyone talks about how there custom rifle shoots .xxx groups all day long. I'm a realist and I've got a few custom rifles and I'd like some input from the guys on the forum that have more experience then I do. To add, we are talking hunting rifles under 12 lbs </p><p>Three questions </p><p></p><p>1) what's the average 5 shot group of your custom hunting rifle</p><p>2) what are the worst 5 shot groups you see (with your tunes load) </p><p> </p><p>I'm just kinda at a point that I realize that all bullets will not be touching all the time regardless of any guarantee you see or what others have said. Im seeing that a realistic expectation is 5 shots around 1/2 moa. Some won't make it and some will be better. </p><p></p><p>On a side note I've found out that gunwerks guarantees a 7 shot group of .7" at 100 yards. I think that says a lot about what to expect from a lightweight premium hunting rifle and is probably a lot more in line with what most of these lightweight hunting rifles will do in normal conditions. </p><p></p><p>I'm starting to think the quarter minute hunting rifle is a unicorn. Not saying that they can't cut it from time to time. Ive shot several groups that were in the 1's and 2's but none of those guns I would consider quarter min rifles. </p><p></p><p>I'm the kind of guy that will chase my tail trying to get my rifle to consistently shoot sub half min and will never settle on a load and work on other shooting fundamentals besides groups. Trying to work through this haha. </p><p> </p><p>Last question. At what point do you guys call it good and start shooting and not trying to develop the perfect load?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joefrazell, post: 2422681, member: 101262"] Alright, everyone talks about how there custom rifle shoots .xxx groups all day long. I’m a realist and I’ve got a few custom rifles and I’d like some input from the guys on the forum that have more experience then I do. To add, we are talking hunting rifles under 12 lbs Three questions 1) what’s the average 5 shot group of your custom hunting rifle 2) what are the worst 5 shot groups you see (with your tunes load) I’m just kinda at a point that I realize that all bullets will not be touching all the time regardless of any guarantee you see or what others have said. Im seeing that a realistic expectation is 5 shots around 1/2 moa. Some won’t make it and some will be better. On a side note I’ve found out that gunwerks guarantees a 7 shot group of .7” at 100 yards. I think that says a lot about what to expect from a lightweight premium hunting rifle and is probably a lot more in line with what most of these lightweight hunting rifles will do in normal conditions. I’m starting to think the quarter minute hunting rifle is a unicorn. Not saying that they can’t cut it from time to time. Ive shot several groups that were in the 1’s and 2’s but none of those guns I would consider quarter min rifles. I’m the kind of guy that will chase my tail trying to get my rifle to consistently shoot sub half min and will never settle on a load and work on other shooting fundamentals besides groups. Trying to work through this haha. Last question. At what point do you guys call it good and start shooting and not trying to develop the perfect load? [/QUOTE]
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