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Factory rifle Accuracy expectations

What is your expectation for out of the box accuracy of your factory bolt action rifle?

  • 1-2”

    Votes: 4 21.1%
  • 1”

    Votes: 9 47.4%
  • 0.75”

    Votes: 4 21.1%
  • 0.5”

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • <0.5”

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    19

Newbie2020

Mmmyeah...whatever
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A friend was disappointed in the accuracy of his new factory rifle. He sent it back for evaluation. He received 4, 3-shot test targets from the manufacturer QC department using 2 different types of factory loads from a single major ammunition manufacturer. All 4 of the groups were nearly identical at ~0.75”.

I tried to tell him that was not only acceptable but actually pretty good.

What says the Hide?
 
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Savage/Rem/Bergara/Ruger- Under 1 moa. Many will shoot closer to 1/2 with handloads or match ammo. Each will likely shoot the occasional under 1/2 moa group which is what’s posted here when people want to brag

Tikka tend to shoot very well- .5-.75 moa from the several I’ve owned

Factory rifles like DT/AT/MRAD would be up there with customs and I’d expect 1/2 moa as a normal thing with the right match ammo or reloads

A factory rifle like a savage with a aftermarket barrel like criterion would slide into the custom end fairly quickly in my experience accuracy wise
 
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Depends on the rifle....handloads vs factory etc. Some are very good. Worked a load up for a Tikka CTR for a friend that was an honest .4 gun consistently and a few .25-.3 thrown in the mix. Don't know if they are all like that but this on was a shooter. I would be very happy with a basic factory rifle shooting .75 with bought ammo.