what CALIBERs do you consider inherently inaccurate ??

I guess it depends on what is going on at the shooting range on a particular day. Some days my rifle is a piece of crap and the ammo is no good ... And the next week that same rifle is "da bomb" sending bullets with the accuracy of a laser guided missile. However after 30 shots from my 375 H&H I was finding accuracy was not very good - only 1 MOA at 100 yards ... Or maybe it was my shoulder getting nervous and sore!
 
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My uneducated guess on the subject: There probably is, but it's not significant enough for us to notice it.

Maybe these guys might tell you different.
madashell said:
bunch of wise guys like usual .....:p

So the general consensus is there is no such thing....... it's inaccurate rifle, shooter, surplus ammo, wrong factory load choice etc.

No particular caliber is typically inaccurate.

I figured this was the case because I've never come across it either but you never know, one the the "older gentlemen" might have experienced it somewhere down the line.
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Chas59 said:
Depends on your definition of accurate. Distance is an issue in accuracy as well. I tend to believe that any good ammunition 'tuned' to a given rifle is 'accurate' for what it was designed to do.
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"None" is my answer, but that a good one too.
 
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Your question is which caliber, which means which bullet diameter. That is a difficult question to answer considering the array of cartridges that utilize a given caliber. There are many factors to consider but in my opinion it's a complete package that can be inherently accurate, not just a caliber or cartridge, or rifle. I will suggest the design of the 6.5 Creedmoor is one of the more modern designs of an "accurate" cartridge and it seems to be doing quite well.
 
What about all pistol cartridges shot by a rifle? .380, 9mm, .40S&W, .45? I would not expect much accuracy beyond, say, 50m.
 
Well I suppose there are some caliber inherently less accurate than others. My reloading manual says the 6mm PPC "has proven itself the most accurate round ever developped." (Lyman reloading Handbook 49th edition) So if there is a "most accurate" caliber there has to be a "least accurate" caliber.
 
grelmar said:
Winchester Whitebox...

Oh, no, wait... He said calibre, not manufacturer...

So...

Winchester Whitebox...

Dangit, there I go again... Calibre... calibre... Winchester Wh... ( *smack - ow* )
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Win. white box no good, eh! Great, and I thought it was just me.
 
Dake21 said:
Well I suppose there are some caliber inherently less accurate than others. My reloading manual says the 6mm PPC "has proven itself the most accurate round ever developped." (Lyman reloading Handbook 49th edition) So if there is a "most accurate" caliber there has to be a "least accurate" caliber.
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Yeah, I read that as well sometime ago. Guess it rattled around in the brain box for awhile and ended up with the same observation and this question.
 
There is no such thing as innacurate caliber in my opinion.... Every caliber gets adversely affected by certain conditions... For some it's wind, others its distance etc etc.....

Rifle platform, shooter ability, shooting conditions all play a factor, but the width of the bullet does not...
 
nowarningshot said:
One does not usually hear of people raving about the 7.62x54R. Then again they are usually chambered in milsurp rifles that are measured in accuracy in minute of German. Can not recall anyone posting a my rifle shoots 1/2" thread about that caliber, or chambering a expensive firearm in 7.62x54R.
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Well, there was that Vasily Zaitsev character...
 
Most people are posting about specific cartridges rather than calibers, as if they don't understand the difference. As to accuracy, that depends more on the quality of the firearm and the load, than it does on the caliber. If you use cheaply made surplus ammunition, don't expect a lot of accuracy, regardless f the caliber or the cartridge.
 
As far as calibers, I don't think there is any that are inaccurate when used within there limitations. 99% of the time accuracy problems are with either optics, the rifle itself and most often the shooter.
 
Superbrad said:
There is no such thing as innacurate caliber in my opinion.... Every caliber gets adversely affected by certain conditions... For some it's wind, others its distance etc etc....
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There is no inaccurate calibers or any accurate ones at that. Ask yourself this, whats the difference between a .284Win projectile and a 7mmWSM and a 7mm Win Mag as the bullet is flying toward the target?

Nothing other than velocity. If the ammo, action, and barrels where all the same (I know that is impossible but.....) AND all 3 where shot at the same fps your results would be identical.

Rifle, shooter, ammunition. These are the hallmarks of accuracy.

Take a look at what most guys are shooting and setting records with.

If you want accuracy at 100m. 6ppc or a varient.

If you want accuracy at 500m. 6br

If you want accuracy at 500m to 1000m. 6.5x284
1000m? .284Win

You start to see a trend. Higher BC is only use able once the projectile stabilizes. The other is speed.

So to answer your question. Large slow at short distances and small slow at far distances are the most inaccurate calibers.
 
stubblejumper said:
Most people are posting about specific cartridges rather than calibers, as if they don't understand the difference...
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Classic Stubblejumper....

I would think that "most people" inferred that the OP was referring to cartridges and not calibers and answered accordingly.

It's all good... as long as you don't "loose" your "clip."
 
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