Chances are this will start a shit storm of some sort or another but I figured I would post this up and get some opinions.
My buddy and I go back and forth about accuracy claims and what they actually, truly mean. You see everyone and their uncle these days who makes these truly magnificent accuracy claims about their custom, semi custom, and factory rifles.
My take on it is this: <span style="text-decoration: underline">MOST</span> any rifle around these days, made through the use of modern machining techniques with decent quality parts by a smith who can read the dials on a lathe or mill, can produce a sub MOA group at one point or another. You strap a bone stock, bottom of the line, Rem. 700 to a lead sled and shoot enough groups down range and the chances are you could print some awesome sub half or sub quarter MOA group when the moon, stars and Justin Beiber all come into alignment, no telling how many rounds or groups it would take, but it surely is possible. Does this make this a 1/4 MOA rifle. Hell naw. Not in my opinion.
When someone makes a claim of having a half MOA rifle, I would assume that this means that on any given day of the week, this rifle could print 10 groups or so that would average this accuracy claim. In reality, I have a feeling that there are very few rifles that could actually stand up to the claims and produce this claimed "accuracy" on a consistent basis. I realize we all have bad days shooting which throw are groups off, bad weather, etc. I'm talking good conditions, from your preferred shooting position, good ammo, good glass, etc.
So my question to you all:
In your opinion, what does it take for a rifle to be a true "xx" MOA rifle - just one group every so often??? Consistent groups below this number? 3 shot groups?? 5 Shot groups???
My buddy and I go back and forth about accuracy claims and what they actually, truly mean. You see everyone and their uncle these days who makes these truly magnificent accuracy claims about their custom, semi custom, and factory rifles.
My take on it is this: <span style="text-decoration: underline">MOST</span> any rifle around these days, made through the use of modern machining techniques with decent quality parts by a smith who can read the dials on a lathe or mill, can produce a sub MOA group at one point or another. You strap a bone stock, bottom of the line, Rem. 700 to a lead sled and shoot enough groups down range and the chances are you could print some awesome sub half or sub quarter MOA group when the moon, stars and Justin Beiber all come into alignment, no telling how many rounds or groups it would take, but it surely is possible. Does this make this a 1/4 MOA rifle. Hell naw. Not in my opinion.
When someone makes a claim of having a half MOA rifle, I would assume that this means that on any given day of the week, this rifle could print 10 groups or so that would average this accuracy claim. In reality, I have a feeling that there are very few rifles that could actually stand up to the claims and produce this claimed "accuracy" on a consistent basis. I realize we all have bad days shooting which throw are groups off, bad weather, etc. I'm talking good conditions, from your preferred shooting position, good ammo, good glass, etc.
So my question to you all:
In your opinion, what does it take for a rifle to be a true "xx" MOA rifle - just one group every so often??? Consistent groups below this number? 3 shot groups?? 5 Shot groups???
