Accuracy of your go to rifle ?

Well so far I guess I'm in the middle of the road.My 25-06 just had a barrel job a couple of weeks ago so I'll have to do some groups & see on real targets. I do have a tack driver in a REM 700 custom 300MAG that shoots inside 3' @ 500. But its not My go rifle. Its just a hog killin tool.
 
i think you guys think the kill radius of a "game size animal" is 1" @ 100 yards when in actuality its around 1'x8". For varmints you def. need a MOA to sub MOA standard but geez lighten up on yourself.
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The whole point of expecting that kind of accuracy from your rifle is so that you can take the gun out of the equation if you do happen to produce a poorly placed shot or worse yet miss. At least then you know it wasn't the rifle...

All my rifles are capable of accuracy greater than what I can shoot. That's good because I know then that any errors are user and not tool based.
 
Sporterized Swede 96. barrelled action made in 1912, butler creek stock, Weaver 2-10x scope, sling
Scores of whitetail, a few coyotes, and a 350lb wild boar... never needed a second shot.

Simple
inexpensive (less than $500 invested)
lightweight (about 8lbs)
accurate. (bench group was using a jacket for support, prone was unsupported.)
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I have various go to rifles for different applications, but being a handloader I expect 1 MOA accuracy or better for hunting rifles. The only exception is my 22 Hornet... it shoots factory ammo at ~1.5-2 MOA. Since it's only a 150 yards gun max (for my purposes), I don't really care. When I get around to handloading for it I won't be too upset if I can't do better.

For my deer and elk rifles, both my go to options do 1 MOA consistently. Both are Winchester model 70's, one in 243 and the other in 30-06.
 
Chris B: I hear ya there.
Most stuff I can deal with using one of my 1911's. When I need to reach for a rifle, my M1A (Loaded version) is handy. .308 and extra mags. Hard to beat.
Although, there was a beautiful Tom in the yard the other day that was tempting me to get my Marlin 7000 out for. Came "this" close to grabbing it.
 
My "Go-To" rifle is a Browning BAR 30-06 (made in 1991) with a VX-3 Leupold 3x9x40mm. It will shoot the 125gr Federal Game-Shok's around the size of a quarter at 100yds and it has accounted for nearly 40 deer and various other critters in the last 5 years.
 
Pre accutrigger Savage 110 in 30-06 with Timney trigger. Few here would believe the size groups it has shot but suffice to say it has shot many a ragged hole at 100 yds.
 
i think you guys think the kill radius of a "game size animal" is 1" @ 100 yards when in actuality its around 1'x8". For varmints you def. need a MOA to sub MOA standard but geez lighten up on yourself.
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You forgot long range as well as varmints. What would we do if we weren't trying to get the most accuracy outta our rifles?


My goto rifle is a Browning Xbolt .243 varminter 1/4 to 1/2 Moa tested out to 300. I wish it or I could do better.:D
 
Weatherby vg 7mm rem mag with Leupold vx-3 6.5-20x50 with MOA target turrets. 0.3-1 moa and good to 700 yds with less than one full turn of the elevation.
 
My "go to" would be my Marlin 795 for plinking and bunnies as soon as the season opens in September. I get about 3/4 inch groups off hand at 25 yards, much better if I steady myself on something... should be good enough to put some of those long eared galoots in the pot in the fall.:D
 
Well, When I lived in Alberta my go-to gun was my SMLE (.303Brit), mainly for black bear, and elk hunting, but since I moved to Ontario I mainly use my Savage Axis (.223Rem) for coyotes and my Cooey 39 (.22LR) for plinking.

and as Chris_B said "Every rifle I own is capable of better accuracy than I am"
 
I have Two, Rem.700 LTR 308 Last year shot one hole group 3 rounds didn't want to push my luck with 5. Shoots Average 1/2" 200 Yards. A CZ 452 Varment 22lr. is also a tack driver.
 
In some ways I'm an accuracy nut, in other ways not so much. When it comes to bolt action centerfires I consider one that won't do, or at a minimum approach, 1 moa to be a dud. I see too many off the shelf budget sporters that will do that to think otherwise. Now a year ago or so I rebuilt a Savage and changed it from a .22-250 that would do nickle sized groups to a short barreled .243. I have no idea what the new barrel is capable of, haven't had the time or ambition to work up loads for it. So I slapped some loads together for hunting and called it good enough. I am very sure that it is shooting as well or better than it did but how much better I could care less in many ways.

Rimfires are kinda they same way. I homebrewed a 10/22 with a short, sporter weight Green Mountain barrel and a few other goodies and it will do MOA at 25 and 50 yards with hunting grade ammo.

The goal of both of these builds was not accuracy oriented. The builds were for compact and nice looking hunting rigs. Both guns shot well enough before and the added accuracy is a great side benefit.

LK
 
I have a few rifles that can shoot sub 1 moa all day. My go to rifles don't. My favorite is my Rem Model 7 in .308 because it is so light and handy. On a good day with handloads it will group under 2" @ 100 yds but has never failed me in the field. I just keep my shots under 250 yds.
My other favorite is my Rem 7400 in 30-06 with a 10 rnd mag. It will group about 1 1/2" @ 100 yds but when that pack of hogs shows up it is awesome.
 
That's a tough question. The only answer that is honest is: It depends.
Close quarters, at night, my M1 carbine with soft point ammo & a green laser is the answer. It is a consistent 4" at 100 yds.
Any kind of distance, (100 yds +) either my LR 308 or RR .223. Both sub moa easily. Both out to 600 yds.
Need some power? My 1917 Enfield 30-06 with a 4 ~ 16 scope & 165 gr ballistic tip Noslers @ 2750 fps is just over 1 moa @ 100 yds. ( & is older than most everybody on this forum :eek:) And it holds 6 rds in its magazine.
Rifle I shoot the most? Kimber 82g .22 LR in smallbore competition, ~ 200 rds or more every week.

Roger
 
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