My worst gun was a AR7 survival gun.I do a lot of bushwacking and hiking so I figured it would give me some, piece of mind, to have a gun that could, get me some, camp stew, if I was lost or injured.It shot about, 6 inch groups, at 25 yards, and jammed, almost, every second shot.I was very, happy to sell, that piece of garbage.I now take a slingshot that has, served me well, ever since.
What is the worst shooting rifle you ever owned....
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Well, the least accurate rifles I've owned have *all* been military surplus guns. No surprise there though. I don't own any sporting rifles that can't shoot into an inch or so with the right load. Except maybe the rifles that I never *bothered* doing load work for. Like the BIG boomers; I don't really CARE if my 500 a-square can shoot into an inch at a hundred yards, and never shoot it from the bench. Ditto for the 458, 45-70, Ruger 44 carbine, etc.
Wow! Must have been a lemon. My dad had one and it was super accurate for a pump.
Gotta be the norinco SKS i picked up when i turned 18. I felt more confident with throwing rocks at 50 yds. Traded it in as a partial payment on a 220 swift, never felt bad about it.
Now, not to be a grammer dink, but i felt like i was Captain Kirk reading this as it is written, all the commas and such.
Now, not to be a grammer dink, but i felt like i was Captain Kirk reading this as it is written, all the commas and such.
Same here. My Remington 7600 in 30-06 shoots fantastic groups with 150 grn.
My worst shooter (but still a nice looking gun) is a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 30-06. First shot is pretty close to where you wanted it, after that it opened up further and further after each round....and talk about a hot barrel! 165 grn were definitely worse than 150 grn in that rifle. I think it had more to do with the slender barrel profile than anything else but it's now destined to become a 25-06 project with standard profile barrel.
Many years ago I acquired a Remington built M17 30-06 in a trade for some old used tires. When I took it out to shoot it, I thought maybe I had been conned, even though the tires couldn't have been worth over $30.00. That rifle shot horrible groups, wouldn't hit even near the same spot twice. Average was around 8" at 50 yards. I discussed it with another fellow who was fairly gun savvy, and he suggested the barrel might be oversized, and told me how to "slug" it to check. I get the lead slug in the barrel from the breech end and imagine my surprise when it got to within 2" of the muzzle, it just dropped out. Yep, had a sweetheart of a bulge at the muzzle end. Didn't take me long to chuck that sucker up in dad's lathe and knock 2½" off it and crown it square. Then put a 45º chamfering cutter in the tailstock and just relieved the inside a tiny bit. Eureka! this "dog" now shot 1½"-2" groups at 100 yards all day with anything you fed it. Regards, Eagleye.
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I had a mauser K98 in 7 X 57. I forget the year of manufacture, but it was marked with BYF and had at least one swastika. I don't know why the oddball calibre but I never had a lot of luck with that rifle...one day I put 20 rounds at a pop can on a stump at 30 yards. Never hit it.
#1 - one of my French Berthiers, but I think I can improve it greatly and will try (front band was loose). Others shoot well.
#2 - Snider Enfield Cadet Carbine. Beyond hope - I tried everything. To be fair, it was made up for training, not fighting, is a Carbine and has shotgun type sights.
#2 - Snider Enfield Cadet Carbine. Beyond hope - I tried everything. To be fair, it was made up for training, not fighting, is a Carbine and has shotgun type sights.
