all rifles can shoot 1/2 moa....even the cheapest ones....
Yes, but only if you limit yourself to a one shot group.
And, NO rifle is better than the ammo you put in it.
You want a rifle that:
Can shoot a 1/2 MOA group at 100/200 yards,
Using factory ammo.
Unless/until you find a rifle maker that guarantees that, in writing, AND provides a test target as proof, its all guesswork.
Lots of people can suggest what
ought to be accurate rifles, but NONE of them is a guarantee. ONLY shooting is proof.
If you want a rifle that shoots 1/2MOA with factory ammo, the only sure way to get one first time is, find somebody who has one, (is shooting 1/2 MOA with their rifle and factory ammo)
and buy it from them. At what every price they want. Otherwise, what ever you get, no matter what its reputation, or the reputation of the maker's name, is just a guess, until you take it to the range and find out.
And, as I said before, ammo matters. "Factory" ammo runs the gamut from complete crap to fine match ammo. What ammo you use matters. (did I mention, ammo matters???
)
I heard a story, some time back, about a fellow in the Philippines, who had a Steyr SSG. Now, the SSG is not a cheap rifle, and has a reputation for being an accurate rifle, it has been used as a military sniper rifle. But, his SSG was "a piece of crap", it would barely hold a 6" group at 100yds.
He was disgusted with the rifle, and about to get rid of it, when a friend talked him into trying some match ammo, instead of the Philippine GI surplus stuff he had been shooting. Instant MOA, or better from the same rifle that "was crap". AMMO MATTERS!
Good Luck with your search, and if you find what you are looking for, please let us know!