what CALIBERs do you consider inherently inaccurate ??

Sometimes its difficult to separate the cartridge from the gun its normally encountered in. I've yet to see a .32 Special that will shoot, although it would if chambered in a single shot rifle with a barrel having a modern twist rate, but it would still be no .32-40. The .44-40 cartridge has inaccuracy designed into it, as revolvers chambered for it frequently have throats too tight, and bores to generous. It would try the patience of a saint to get a .22 Hornet to shoot with contemporary .22 centerfires. I never had any luck getting a .22 Short to shoot well from a .22 LR chamber. That said, you can get almost anything to shoot if its chamber is cut correctly, in a quality barrel.
 
Boomer said:
Sometimes its difficult to separate the cartridge from the gun its normally encountered in. I've yet to see a .32 Special that will shoot, although it would if chambered in a single shot rifle with a barrel having a modern twist rate, but it would still be no .32-40. The .44-40 cartridge has inaccuracy designed into it, as revolvers chambered for it frequently have throats too tight, and bores to generous. It would try the patience of a saint to get a .22 Hornet to shoot with contemporary .22 centerfires. I never had any luck getting a .22 Short to shoot well from a .22 LR chamber. That said, you can get almost anything to shoot if its chamber is cut correctly, in a quality barrel.
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I have heard many people complain about the accuracy of the 22hornet, but my Anschutz 1730HB, shot sub 1/2moa for five shots with the first bullet/powder combination that I tried. With a well made rifle, and consistent handloads, the 22hornet will shoot quite well. I suspect that this is true for most cartridges.
 
Boomer said:
I've yet to see a .32 Special that will shoot...
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And yet, I shot my first dozen deer with a 94 in .32 Special... the bullets all hit exactly where I was aiming the open buckhorns, and that includes two or three "Holy Crap!" shots. Whenever I shot at paper, I kept up with average scope shooters out to 200 yards. Maybe I just got lucky on that one... it is the only .32 Special I have owned.
 
6PPC, 22PPC, 6BR, 7BR, .308 Win, .284 Win, 6.5x.284 Win, .222 Rem, .30-338 Win (.308 Norma mag). Just go to the bench rest websites and you will see some history as times have changed and what is popular in the winners circle.
 
I'm with you Hoyt..........I'm here and have your back........nothing shooting a .277 dia bullet is accurate, they are all junk and it is most certainly a product of the caliber..............This caliber is so inaccurate that I can prove it.
Go to 3 gunshops that sell reloading components......look at the bullet shelf, notice anything....no 7mm bullets, no 30 cal bullets, no 25 cal bullets and no 6.5 mm bullets but boxes and boxes and boxes of .277 bullets in weights from 75 grains to 150 grains. SO apparently the 270s are so inaccurate that people just settle for factory and don't even bother trying to work up a better load. This is the only logical conclusion................

But seriously I have noticed gobs of every 270 bullet made on component sellers shelves, while every other caliber slot is empty or has a couple real oddball weights. So much so that I have briefly and only fleetingly considered something using a .277 bullet, but I shook it off and bought the 23 gn 7mms instead and a box of the 368 gn 30 cals.
 
Surely at some point most calibers must have been tested with one of these rail guns eliminating as much as possible "outside" errors to isolate caliber accuracy.

I've never researched this, there probably is a bunch of this data around. Was just more curious on you guys findings with practical experience.
 
There is no such thing. Take any "caliber" (cartridge) and experiment with barrel steel, thickness, length, twist rate etc. in match grade quality ammunition and accuracy will be limited to how much money you are willing to throw at it. Limitations will be displayed in extended ranges under various conditions.

Too many google inherently accurate and most common answer out there used to be .308.

.270 do not shoot for sh!t in a .30-06. I witnessed that one. Same thing with .30-30 in a .32 special.
 
hoytcanon said:
That's a bald faced lie...

7X57, and for that matter any cartridge designated with an "X" in the middle, kills stuff without you pulling the trigger.

Now, with the age old .270 argument; "130 grain or 150 grain, which will miss by less"... the answer is "take your pick."
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I knew that would get a response, ha ha ha. I love my short action 7s, especially my 284 win. I do have a 270 light weight that is very accurate.
 
Most entertaining!!! Some of the responses are priceless!! Lol

Ardent, I almost spit out my coffee when I read your last response lol.
 
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