Rifle accuracy is based on a 3 legged stool; the shooter, the rifle and the ammunition. The ammunition is the easiest variable to tweak with handloading. Its next to impossible to find MOA capable mass produced military ammo. Use quality brass with uniform preparation and weight, match grade bullets and loads developed with a selection of the best of various propellants and it can be done.
With the rifle; it's tight sights, a sound and unworn barrel, a good trigger and proper stock bedding. The shooter; well it takes a lot of practice, esp maintaining proper sight picture and consistent trigger squeeze.
So yes, MOA accuracy is possible with some MILSURPs. I shoot an O3A4 Springfield sniper with a good barrel and a vintage Lyman Alaskan scope and the best it will do with handloads is 1.25 MOA. I also shoot an M1903 Springfield sporter with a modern Burris 6x scope and have developed MOA capable handloads for it with all of 150, 165 and 180gr hunting bullets.
With the rifle; it's tight sights, a sound and unworn barrel, a good trigger and proper stock bedding. The shooter; well it takes a lot of practice, esp maintaining proper sight picture and consistent trigger squeeze.
So yes, MOA accuracy is possible with some MILSURPs. I shoot an O3A4 Springfield sniper with a good barrel and a vintage Lyman Alaskan scope and the best it will do with handloads is 1.25 MOA. I also shoot an M1903 Springfield sporter with a modern Burris 6x scope and have developed MOA capable handloads for it with all of 150, 165 and 180gr hunting bullets.
