BCL MRX Bison Rifle accuracy

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Has anyone done any accuracy testing with their BCL Bison Ranger Rifle using match quality ammo? Just wondering about the accuracy potential of these rifles. I don't handload so looking for results with factory ammo.
 
I had some good groups with some handloads using Hornady amax 55gr and h4895. I think my best was about 0.75" 5 shot groups at 100m. I was using a 7x scope so if I had a bit more magnification I could have likely done 0.5". I wouldn't worry too much about the accuracy. Keep in mind that once the barrel heats up POA will wander due to the mediocre barrel quality.
 
I shoot my 12.5" Bison with factory ammo (whatever is cheapest) at 6" steel plates at 150yrds (using a 1-4x scope) and ring them everytime.
Everyone who tries it also gets similar results. Good enough accuracy for me :)

My 16" Ruger American Ranch performed the same but personally I prefer the Bison overall as a range toy......
 
johNTO said:
I shoot my 12.5" Bison with factory ammo (whatever is cheapest) at 6" steel plates at 150yrds (using a 1-4x scope) and ring them everytime.
Everyone who tries it also gets similar results. Good enough accuracy for me :)

My 16" Ruger American Ranch performed the same but personally I prefer the Bison overall as a range toy......
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I mean .....Hitting a 6" steel plate at 150 yards is really not a baseline or indication of a rifles accuracy. I would expect every single firearm available on todays market to do this. I shoot 6" steel plates at 100 yards with my 460sw lol.

My Ruger American ranch prints .33MOA groups at 300 yards all day every day. Had it out to 500 Yards and I was around 0.65 MOA. 2 guys I shoot with struggle to break 1MOA @ 100 with their bisons.
 
mmcintyre1220 said:
I mean .....Hitting a 6" steel plate at 150 yards is really not a baseline or indication of a rifles accuracy.
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I agree. All I was trying to say was hitting a 6" plate at 150yrds with either the Bison or RAR was all the accuracy I needed and that the Bison was more fun.

I hit the same plate with my Henry .22lr lever and enjoy it even more.....
 
Just breaking in my new Bison, only tried it at 50 yards but I am very happy having a tough all metal rifle without a cheap feeling Tupperware stock. Using AR magazines and now proprietary 20 round magazines, this is going to be a great platform.
 
johNTO said:
I agree. All I was trying to say was hitting a 6" plate at 150yrds with either the Bison or RAR was all the accuracy I needed and that the Bison was more fun.

I hit the same plate with my Henry .22lr lever and enjoy it even more.....
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Fair enough ! I have an old Cooey model 60 that I like to bring out every now and then to send rounds downrange at the 36" 300 yard gong. Its not a test of accuracy rather, an excitement hearing that little ting come back at you.
 
Tried some hot 5.56 - 77 grain Hornady Match at 100 yards (1.5 to 2.0 MOA) and it was nothing like my Savage Hog Hunter (sub MOA) for accuracy that has a 1 in 9 twist barrel.

Looking like the 1 in 7 twist of the Bison is best suited with lighter ammo? I am going to check the barrel crown and maybe take off the blast diverter as well.
 
mmcintyre1220 said:
My Ruger American ranch prints .33MOA groups at 300 yards all day every day. Had it out to 500 Yards and I was around 0.65 MOA. 2 guys I shoot with struggle to break 1MOA @ 100 with their bisons.
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Do you shoot competition like F-Class? The reason I ask, is that if you can get your rifle to consistently shooting 1/3 MoA, you could probably get all expenses paid trips to places like Bisley to shoot for the Canadian National team with your Ruger Ranch rifle. Just think, if you can get this rifle to shoot that well, imagine what you could do with a custom rifle that costs more than a thousand dollars?
 
For 99% of .223 shooters punching paper, banging steels, or varmints, 1.5 moa is just fine. My Savage bolt in .223 can do sub moa, do my shooting buddies care when shooting? Nope. Bragging rights are not what people care about when you are having fun. I gave up doing the sub moa thing after I achieved it, now it's just having fun and my Bison fills that perfectly.
 
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beltfed said:
Do you shoot competition like F-Class? The reason I ask, is that if you can get your rifle to consistently shooting 1/3 MoA, you could probably get all expenses paid trips to places like Bisley to shoot for the Canadian National team with your Ruger Ranch rifle. Just think, if you can get this rifle to shoot that well, imagine what you could do with a custom rifle that costs more than a thousand dollars?
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No doubt, Shooting 1 inch groups at 300 yards all day every day with a Ruger American Ranch out of the box is a bit hard to believe ,and not typical. They are pretty accurate guns but even with a perfect gun. perfect ammo and a perfect rest..... guy would have to be above average to do that every day, all day.

These days MOA with good ammo is almost standard.... Black Creek needs to up their game.
 
I have both, accuracy is slightly better with the Ruger American Ranch, but still getting under 1.5 with the Bison with the cheap feed I've put through it. Bison does feel and function like a much higher end rifle though, and is my preference between the two. Say what you will about BCL, the contrast between the Bison and the previous BCL products I've had are night and day.
 
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