Surprisingly accurate

oppo

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Several years back, I bought a Marlin 1895G in 45-70. I didn't care for the stock irons so I slapped a 2-7 Nikon on it. I loaded up some cheap Remington bulk bullets with a middle of the road charge of H4198 and headed to the range. This wasn't a load developed from trial and error, just a reasonably economical load thrown together that would hopefully shoot decent. After getting the scope roughly adjusted at 25 yards, I moved to 100. The shot was close to zero. I thought, good, I won't have to adjust it much. I sent another shot downrange and it overlapped the first one. I sent another and had a cloverleaf. I was pleased but that was only one 3 shot group. I adjusted the scope and then preceded to send another 100+ rounds downrange. To this day, the only group that rifle has ever fired was the last one from that day when I jerked the shot and opened the group to about 1 1/8 inch. One of these days, I may experiment and see just what that rifle is really capable of but when a woods gun is shooting consistent 1/2 moa groups with cheap bullets, there is not a lot of need for improvement.


What rifle has pleasantly surprised you with it's accuracy?
 

ViperJeff

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The 30-30 I fired when I was a kid (open sights) was the most fun and accurate that I've shot. All the other rifles I shot had optics, my grouping may have been better, but not near as fun
 

mopower318

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My old savage model 12 old enough to not have the acu trigger. 200 yds slight wind before I got her all dialed in.
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oppo

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<<< big Savage fan

I also have a pre-accutrigger model 12 in 22-250 and it is ridiculously accurate. The only rifle I have ever had my hands on that could outshoot it is my pre-accutrigger 110 in 30-06.
 

GreatWhiteHunter

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Savage M93 in .17HMR with Pineridge Tactical 3-9x Rimfire scope for .17 HMR.

After bore sighting it all I had to do was adjust the turrets back to Zero and 100 yards and I have never changed it since.

At 100 yards, 1/2 inch group everytime as long as I do my job.
 

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