Thread: The Practical Guide to Long Range Hunting Rifles

Originally Posted by Dead is better

What I'd like to know is exactly what point does a shooter look at his rifle and say "not accurate enough". I mean are we talking guys wanting 1/4" MOA or is 1/2" ok? I'm all for tweeking things but surely this is a drastic thing to do isnt it. Tearing up your warranty and creating a must pay issue when ever something little fails on your rifle.

Is the barrel shoot-in period far more important than bedding?

My main hunting rifle (factory) will shoot 1/4 with a load that is only good for paper. The two loads i use for hunting are 3/4 to1moa because its enough for the use altho others shoot better but have had bad experiences with bullet construction.
The wifes 800 dollar second hand rifle shoots well under half after bedding