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Accuracy

Accuracy is a measure determined by the shooting sport. To a Bench Rest Shooter at any range, accuracy levels below ¼ MOA (Minute Of Angle) are absolutely necessary. He uses very carefully selected ammunition fired in very precisely fitted chambers in very precisely fitted barrels in very precisely fitted actions. To achieve this and nothing less is acceptable because the target is perfection.

To a Highpower Rifle Shooter his accuracy demands are less stringent. He shoots at a target at 600 and 1000 yards in which the smallest ring at the center; the X-ring is exactly 1 MOA in diameter. He wants a rifle that will deliver all its shots into that circle. Taking his own errors of sighting and trigger control into account, he needs a rifle that will shoot 2" to 3" groups at 600 yards. I can assure you that most Model 70 Winchesters and Remington 700's plus the M-1 Garand, the M-14/M1A and the AR-15 can be tuned to such a point that capable shooters could shoot 200 possible scores at 600 yards with them. I personally have shot several 200's at 600 yards with a Model 70 Winchester in cal. 308 and have seen M1A's do it also. The AR-15 in recent years has also done it too. The M-1 Garand, to my knowledge has not done it but only because we have only recently found out why it had accuracy problems and how to cure them. Accuracy levels any less than 1 MOA are acceptable.