Do not know what you are expecting - not a "bench rest" rifle. I bought my first 1A about 2002 - read a few books / articles - basically only put a gob of epoxy at fore-arm tip - all the rest pretty much as bought - was a 7x57 - many 5 round groups with 150 Nosler and RL-19 between 1" and 1.5" - probably not very good for some, but just fine for me - took many white tails and mule deer with that rifle and load - many 3 deer zones in those days, and could get 2 mule deer draw tags for same week that two deer whitetail season was open - so could get a few deer. Not certain about today's going prices - I think a good part you pay for is for a "cool" factor, not so much for laser accuracy, or whatever. How I think - the ultimate "cool" one is the No. 1A roll stamped 275 Rigby, along with Hornady headstamped brass. Pretty "schnazzy" as far as I am concerned!!! If you are new to them, maybe look at them as "high maintenance" to get to perform. You might get surprised....
I had a Leupold M8-6X on it. Most falls when sighting it in to check scope - might turn a click or two. Inevitably, next fall, would turn it back those same click or two. I thought it was a good pairing. Found that it was almost a required practice to rest the front of receiver on sandbags - not the fore arm - or to hold fore arm with left hand and rest back of that hand against the front sand bags, not to make a "hand sandwich" by resting rifle on top of hand, on top of the sandbag rest.
