What’s the most accurate rifle you have ever owned?
Granted I’m not the lifelong purveyor of fine firearms like some of you. Until recently most of mine were good but not great as far as accuracy goes.
But, now I have 2 that are as accurate as anything else out there.
The Tikka T1x 22LR and….get ready for this bombshell….the FX Crown 22 pcp airgun. Both are so consistently on target, it doesn’t get interesting until 75 yards or more.
What about you folks? Got a tack driver in your former or present arsenal?
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I've seen quite a few very accurate rifles after they have been tuned and tweaked.
But:
not long ago I seen a NEW Winchester 70, Stainless, Featherweight, Claw extractor, 264 Win Mag straight out of the box with it's barrel floated and glass bedded from the factory and it would put 120 and 140 grain bullets almost in the same hole at 100 yards. I was the shooter/tester of the rifle. This gun will test the shooter, not the other way around. Felt recoil seemed less than some 30;06's.
I asked the guy what he would take for the rifle. He said I've got a keeper.
If it had just been named 6.5 Creedmore Magnum it would have cost the buyer lots more at the GB auction.
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Remington 700 SPS Tactical in. 308. w/Sig Sauer "Whiskey 3" (3-9X50) "Hellfire," reticle scope. 20" free floated Bull barrel, ProX adj trigger, (set to about 3 lbs.) Dual pillar bedded action, Hogue Overmolded rubber stock. BOGS "Deathgrip," shooting tripod.
Next, is my single shot/break open NEF Ultra Rifle in .17HMR. It's so accurate it's almost boring.
*Pictures won't work right now. Will have to take my Tablet for a drive, to the head of the Holler.
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Savage 16 Trophy Hunter, Nikon scope in .308. Accurate out past 250 yards which is about my limit shooting now.
I have sight in targets of 5 shots basically touching at 100 yards.. I have taken whitetail out past 275 yards with it. There are more accurate combinations out there but this is all I need at this point in my life...
I am considering a better scope...
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this may seem strange.
the most accurate rife I ever owned I never fired one round in
many years ago when I was just buying guns I thought I had to have and different calibers ( short lived time by the way ) I bought a new Ruger SS heavy barrel laminated stock varmint/ bench ? rifle in 220 swift it was a nice looking gun had a lot of good comments about it on line so I just had to get one 😁 so I bought a rifle some factory ammo and the reloading components like dies, new brass, bullets , powder and so on ,
it sat around for a year or so still in the box and i got the itch to get something different as I had never even shot it so I sold the gun then the other reloading items just for the 220 swift
I am sure I lost money on it just dont remember how much I do know its one of many over the years I took a loss on 😪
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At the risk of being called a wag, all of my guns shoot every bullet into one hole. Each. Sometimes those holes are at hugging distance, and sometimes waving. Once in a while they are at telegram distance, but that's usually the fault of the jerk on the trigger.
I've fired tens of thousands of five-shot groups doing load workups for articles. One article alone took 1,000 rounds. Measured every group. Over the years, I came to the conclusion that the average rifle is about a two-inch shooter. And I also realized that's probably good enough. After all, with a two-inch group, no shot will be more than one inch from the aimpoint. (Assuming a good zero.)
Of my remaining personal guns, I have a Rem 582 and a 788 in .223 that are no slouches.
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I just happened across a youtube post a few days ago I don't recall his name but was offering 50.00 to any one who could shoot a 1moa
He was very good explaing why and how most accurate guns are more 2 too 2.5 inch MOA
And how the guns garunteed have small print about having to send the gun back and pay some crazy cost to have them test the gun and no mention of how may rounds would be fired to get their results
And 1st round out of a cold clen barrel is always going to be off the rest of a group
Also out of who knows how many times a small group could happen and that's the one the manufactures would go with
I will try later on to find it and link it
It was a good watch.
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Glenfield/Marlin Model 60. Can shoot shotgun shells of a fence-post at 100 yards with amazing consistency.
Not bad for a $60 pawn shop gun.
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Remington XR 100 in 223 that with handloads will shoot 1/2" at 100 yds and a pre 64 model 70 Winchester in 308 that a three shot group the holes will be touching at 100 yds with just standard 150 grain power points.
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Ditch-Runner: 30118743348763/comments/-1
I just happened across a youtube post a few days ago I don't recall his name but was offering 5k to any one who could shoot a 1moa 5 shot group
He was very good explaing why and how most accurate guns are more 2 too 2.5 inch MOA
And how the guns garunteed have small print about having to send the gun back and pay some crazy cost to have them test the gun and no mention of how may rounds would be fired to get their results
And 1st round out of a cold clen barrel is always going to be off the rest of a group
Also out of who knows how many times a small group could happen and that's the one the manufactures would go with
I will try later on to find it and link it
It was a good watch.
That was Backfire I seen that one also
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62vld2042: 30118743348763/comments/-1
In the late 1980's I bought myself a new Rem 40XB-BR HV in 222Rem, and put a Lewy 36XAO BR scope on it. The factory test target was about 0.4" c-t-c for five shots.......and I've managed to shoot a few groups less than 0.25" over the years........plus a few pds.🙂
As for rimfire........my Anschutz 54.18MS, with a Leupold 6.5-20XAO Target and barrel tuner, would be the most accurate.
Mine also is a 222Rem in Cooper 21 Varmint bought right here on GunBroken years back. l'm shooting a ''parts gun'' purchased here awhile back. Won auctions for the 700 SA barreled Varmint action in 222Rem, Stripped SA bolt, trigger, and stock. lts all together now. Working up a good load for 50gr VMAX
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fatcat458: 30118743348763/comments/-1
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Mine also is a 222Rem in Cooper 21 Varmint bought right here on GunBroken years back. l'm shooting a ''parts gun'' purchased here awhile back. Won auctions for the 700 SA barreled Varmint action in 222Rem, Stripped SA bolt, trigger, and stock. lts all together now. Working up a good load for 50gr VMAX
I've also a Cooper M21 in 20VT, that I bought from a close friend. It's a Montana Varminter with a beautiful hunk of custom wood.
Sadly........I've yet to shoot it.☹😬
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vld-l ''stole'' a 20TAC Phoenix 21 Cooper off this site a couple yrs back. A seller near Big Stevens had it listed for $1000. ''Buy it now''.. Almost broke my keyboard hitting the ''BUY button''....😍 A bit later l called Cooper for info on the gun. They told me it was made around 2011. A bit of additional info they passed on saying it was the last Cooper to leave the old original plant Dan Cooper started. MY Phoenix has a couple options not seen often, lt sports a 26'' fluted barrel. lf you'd like to shoot your 21 VT20 the PHOENIX stocks are still available thru Bell&Carllson. They made those first Phoenix for Cooper. l bought one last year for another 21 Cooper Varmint.l didn't want to risk messing up that beautiful wood. l SHOOT my Coopers. Twas a perfect drop in. App $300, Wait time was 30 days.
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