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<blockquote data-quote="cfvickers" data-source="post: 583779" data-attributes="member: 25488"><p>Back to the original subject. If a guy works up his load at 100 yards with his factory rifle, it is shooting 1/2 moa, has es/sd under about 15/10, and it is holding that 1/2 moa (roughly 1 inch) at 200 yards, and you have a good bullet for long range work, Exactly what is it about a custom rifle that will make that bullet fly "truer" than it would from a factory rifle? the bullet does not care how much that rifle costs, or what brand of glass you are using. True, the optics will make it easier to make that long shot, not arguing that. I just caught that part of the first post and with that I disagree. The originator of this thread stated that the difference in the rifle would show up past xx range. In my opinion, quite possibly fact, past said range the rifle no longer has any bearing. If the rifle would do a sufficient job at 100 yards, beyond that it comes down to the bullet so long as it had enough twist to keep it stable. Again, if you want to know before you write the check that the gun will shoot well enough to be accurate at a given range, then custom is the only way to get a guarantee, but if a factory rifle will do it then it will do it at 100 yards or 1000, provided the shooter can do his part. I guess the bottom line point here is, no rifle has ever made a guy a good shot. It will HELP a good shooter to shoot better in many cases, but it does nothing to improve his ability to hit the target/animal at a given range beyond the MPBR. That is all on the shooter. I am speaking of things such as judging wind and drop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfvickers, post: 583779, member: 25488"] Back to the original subject. If a guy works up his load at 100 yards with his factory rifle, it is shooting 1/2 moa, has es/sd under about 15/10, and it is holding that 1/2 moa (roughly 1 inch) at 200 yards, and you have a good bullet for long range work, Exactly what is it about a custom rifle that will make that bullet fly "truer" than it would from a factory rifle? the bullet does not care how much that rifle costs, or what brand of glass you are using. True, the optics will make it easier to make that long shot, not arguing that. I just caught that part of the first post and with that I disagree. The originator of this thread stated that the difference in the rifle would show up past xx range. In my opinion, quite possibly fact, past said range the rifle no longer has any bearing. If the rifle would do a sufficient job at 100 yards, beyond that it comes down to the bullet so long as it had enough twist to keep it stable. Again, if you want to know before you write the check that the gun will shoot well enough to be accurate at a given range, then custom is the only way to get a guarantee, but if a factory rifle will do it then it will do it at 100 yards or 1000, provided the shooter can do his part. I guess the bottom line point here is, no rifle has ever made a guy a good shot. It will HELP a good shooter to shoot better in many cases, but it does nothing to improve his ability to hit the target/animal at a given range beyond the MPBR. That is all on the shooter. I am speaking of things such as judging wind and drop. [/QUOTE]
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