Curious what the performance difference between 1000 slow, steady rounds, and 1000 3-gun/run and gun style rounds would be. I'm inclined to agree on both sides of the accuracy debate; 2moa is a respectable ask from a Canadian made NR. But also inclined to agree that price should reflect an increase, albeit not directly correlated.
As mentioned above by FraserGreen,
Price and accuracy are not directly correlated. Location of manufacture, materials used, number being made etc. etc. all factor in.
However with that said, when we are trying to compare apples to apples here, we're able to come pretty close when it comes to recent Canadian made AR180 variants considering the above factors. We have now seen the full spectrum, of initial offerings being warrantied en mass, to new productions holding their own and even being produced with major upgraded parts, to the soon to be released "creme de la creme", showing no signs of slowing down. But this is all to say, as competitors begin to learn from the market and creep ever closer to many of the promises this rifle makes, it does cause the consumer to sit and scratch their head wondering if the $1000 difference pays for a handful of unique upgrades (depending on personal taste) and reliability (seemingly at par with other offerings as of late), considering it's a 66% upgrade and mid-gen competing models are grouping similarly with bottom shelf ammo (1.5-2 MOA, 55gr Federal Independence).
It's also worth mentioning that the price point has settled itself to compete almost directly with the X95. Is it a different offering? Very much so, in virtually every way mechanically. However, it's still a semi NR in 5.56, and it can't be ignored that a rifle with a battle tested tried and true history can attribute some of it's value to that level of quality.
To speak to the accuracy debate a bit further/sidestep, whats "good" or not for the price aside, something I noticed during the initial tear down was the analysis of the "Sandwiching" System:
The Barrel attachment system is believed by the developers to enhance the overall accuracy potential of the rifle. We shall see about that.
Has this been analyzed as a potential culprit, either alone or in tandem with issues already identified?