most accurate rifle with factory ammo

thanks for the arguments lol, I might just sell the 223 and buy really good glass for my blr and use that for everything, yotoes, deer, bear and moose
 
dgradinaru said:
I too almost bought in that the Ruger's were not accurate until i tried one for myself. It was a Ruger Hawkeye african in 375 ruger and it shot factory ammo into 1/2"-3/4" groups at 100 yards. That was with Hornady DGS 300gr. Since then I've owned and own several ruger's. They're now one of my preferred platforms.

The one Im currently using is a hawkeye African 338 Win Mag that i bought on an impulse buy. I had it listed in the EE a few months back and im glad it didn't sell. Took the ad down, put a scope on it and this is what it shot with Federal factory ammo 250gr.
It does even better with my 225 gr Hornady Interbonds and interlocks reloads!

This rifle is not going anywhere now and has been added to the "DO NOT SELL RIFLES" list:)

Factory Federal 250gr @100 yards with 2-7x32 Bushnell Elite
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This...

Makes me a very happy guy!

I might go back to the range and sight it in again for 100 and see if I can make a stellar group like that! Nice work man!
 
I’ve worked up loads on alota guns over the years, very few wouldn’t shoot moa. Most were under an inch with very little work. I’ve gravitated to Tikka because of price point vs quality. Affordable, light and they just shoot great first time out.
 
I think Ruger got the rep. for inaccuracy mostly from the mini 14 and 10-22 . My own experience was with an M77 in 7 rem mag. Brand new, couldn't get better than 4" groups at100.Tried many different loads.had it rebarreled and it shot 1" groups easily. This was many years ago and has no bearing on todays Rugers.
 
I have an older 788 in caliber 222. Topped with M8 Leipold 6x42. I sometimes put it to paper and groups about half inch at 100 yards is an easy task for this varmint rifle.
First handloads with more traditional SXSP in 50 grain.
More experiments with 45 grain Winchester hollow points and Calhoons much more satisfaction terminally.

Way back I bought some Federal Frontier and PMC factory before I started handloading for it.
 
NHunter said:
Take the time to locate and purchase a Husqvarna/Carl Gustaf - 1900 Action - with a 24" barrel in .25-06 shooting 85grn.
Spend as much on your glass as your rifle or more...
Practice, practice...

You would be hard pressed to improve on a stock sporting rifle with factory ammo at 400 yards +++ IMHO.....
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Now there's another shooter. My only hunting rifle for 10 years. This one in 300 win mag.

 
northern skies said:
The ruger-haters get shut down fast around here.

For good reason. I don't have a lot of experience with many different rifle brands, but I do with a Ruger. I spotted a Mark II .270 for cheap on a used rack and picked it up with little to lose at that price. I took it to the range with some old federal premiums from the gunshow, and it printed everything in the same one inch square. It goes against all of the dumb internet wisdom with its heavy trigger and pressure-point bedding, but it's a shooter.
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Gotta love a find like that!! The M77 is tough as nails as well. Probably the most important aspect while hunting
 
bc7mm said:
I’ve worked up loads on alota guns over the years, very few wouldn’t shoot moa. Most were under an inch with very little work. I’ve gravitated to Tikka because of price point vs quality. Affordable, light and they just shoot great first time out.
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Agree, but IMO include Sako for out of the box accuracy. Excluding of course rifles like the Shilen DGV,Sauer 202,Jarrett Rifles,Kimber, etc. Which are in a different league because of $$$$.
 
Accuracy wise I’d agree 100%. Really any modern centre fire is plenty accurate for most hunting applications. I’d rather have an Axis with a $1000 scope that I know will give me ability to identify my targets during twilight hours and hold a zero, over a $1000 rifle with a tasco with a 32mm objective lens.

My hunting buddy shoots an Axis with a cheap Bushnell, and we had no problems hitting a steel gong off a pack at 400 yards.

chadeech said:
The usual snobs will scoff but the savage axis is out of the box dead on goodness
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BRDAVISAUTOREPAIR said:
out... turnips
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turnip... yappy uneducated poster who reply's to latest post without reading from the first...…..lol

turnip... nobody likes a turnip!!!

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Scottish rifle designer and gamekeeper John Farquharson used carved turnip to model mechanical details and functions of his single shot rifle design, circa 1870. See, The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifle From 1865 by Jonanthan Kirton, R&R Books, NY, 1997 (1985) p. 93

The last Farquharson I saw for sale was last year at the big spring Calgary gunshow. I saw it on a table just as the show opened. It was .303 British and in excellent condition. The seller was asking $14,500. I went to my table to get my son to show it to him and by the time we got back to the Farquharson, it was gone, sold.

Some people like turnips.
 
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