I put 4 out of 5 rounds within an inch with 2 types of factory ammo, as I showed in my earlier post. To me, that indicates the MR1 is capable of MOA. If you refuse to believe that because I haven't thrown as much money at my rifle as you have, that's your problem. I built a nice AR15 last summer with a heavy fluted stainless barrel in a monolithic upper. If we're talking bench shooting, the difference in accuracy is negligible.
Benelli MR1 M.O.A. realistic expectations
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r34skyline
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I put 1 out of 5 rounds in one hole. You best believe that rifle can shoot sub moa.
What i saw was 4 groups consistantly with 1 flyer each time. If you make a claim its capable of something the onus is on you to prove it. I have very little experience with mr1 so I'm not saying it can't do it. My experience with benelli as a brand has been positive so I expect them to use quality barrels. But I have yet to see consistant 5 shot groupings into moa with this gun. And 5 shots to me are bordering on credible for a guns true test of accuracy. I usually go by 10 shot groups.
Then again at no point have I expected better than 1.5-2 moa out of any of my semis. So even if they exceed that it's a bonus. Not an expectation.
Alright my mistake i assumed you didn't start with a rampant piece of #### design to start with.
This is the best group so far. 55gr Nosler Ballistic Tip varmint over 21.6gr of Varget.
Exactly 2” group. There’s 5 shots there. 2 are almost in the same hole.
Going to try the barrel deresinator and see if this will tighten up a little.
Interested in how much difference the flash hider makes.
One thing I'm beginning to notice with mine is that it certainly likes a dirty bore. The groups open up when the barrel gets hot but if it's cool and dirty the gun seems ok with that.
Might just save me some time not cleaning this thing
One thing I'm beginning to notice with mine is that it certainly likes a dirty bore. The groups open up when the barrel gets hot but if it's cool and dirty the gun seems ok with that.
Might just save me some time not cleaning this thing
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Try using your fathers basic hunting rifle with a cheap scope at 300+ yards. That's where the glass shows you what is junk and what is quality. As the distance increases you'll also find that your 1ish MOA hunting rifle group opens up and is not as good as you thought it was.
I used to own a Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16 and at 500 yards I could barely make out the target, it was very hard to use, then I looked through a Sightron set to the same magnification as the Bushnell and the image was crisp and clean, I could clearly make out the target.
So yes, if you only shoot at 100 or 200 yards you can get by with a cheap scope. Since these are not precision rifles, if I had one I wouldn't bother with an expensive scope either. But then again I wouldn't be shooting a rifle like this off a bench all day just expecting/trying to make small groups.
Your comparison to a Type-81 is ridiculous, the T-81 (I own one) is a cheap piece of crap that looks cool and got the $1000 price tag because it kinda looks like an AK and came in non restricted (drives up demand and in turn the price). It's not a good design if accuracy is your goal. It was designed and built to be cheap and reliable and it did meet those requirements but it's a bullet hose, I doubt you could do anything to it that would get it down to 2 MOA.
A cheap Savage bolt action still has a much better barrel than most semis and will outshoot our factory semis because the bolt action has a simple, and rigid design and a cheap to manufacture action and stock which lets them use better barrel blanks and also manufacture the barrels to much better quality (better steel and button rifling).
Savage also sells probably 100,000 times as many rifles as most black rifles, especially what we get here as non restricted models. Why do you think an AR-15 is so cheap compared to most other black rifles? It's the volume of sales that lets them sell for less and still make money.
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Thanks for finally agreeing with all my points CR5
The type 81 reference isnt ridiculous. It's a perfect example of where the inaccuracy lies in the firearms basic design rather then "just it's cheap barrel". I could point many other examples like it.
The type 81 reference isnt ridiculous. It's a perfect example of where the inaccuracy lies in the firearms basic design rather then "just it's cheap barrel". I could point many other examples like it.
SOOoooo I finally decided to feed my MR1 some "quality" ammo....
My findings appear to be the same as most in this thread, the MR1's most likely a 1.75 - 2.5 MOA shooter with 5 shot groups. NOT impressive for $2200 CAD. Im glad I only paid $1200 for mine.
My findings appear to be the same as most in this thread, the MR1's most likely a 1.75 - 2.5 MOA shooter with 5 shot groups. NOT impressive for $2200 CAD. Im glad I only paid $1200 for mine.
r34skyline
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Adequate for varmint but when did they become 2200? That's a bit eye wateringly expensive.
The same place where all other overpriced stuff comes from.... The Shooting Edge. lol
But also..
MR1s with the telescoping M4 stocks can be seen new on the shelves of many Canadian stores for $2200+ CAD... outrageous I agree.
r34skyline
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Yeah at that price not worth it to me. There is better options for a comparable prices. Sometimes less.
At 1200-1500 to me its a fun semi auto varmint option.
