Forum shooting challenge: The under 500 500

[gadgetman]

3. buy an average 500 dollar rifle and then spend a lot of time rework every part of the rifle: rework the trigger, true the action, lap the barrel, adjust head space (on top of re-crowning, bedding, load developments). Basically the sort of work usually only gunsmith can do properly. In my view unless luck is on your side even with all that work done you may not get a 1 MOA gun.

I've done this with a couple $450 rifles. One currently shoots consistent 13mm three shot groups at 100m, same pattern/position. Unfortunately it is only a 223 and non dialling scope.