Budget Rifle Accuracy

[BobbyJoe]

Buddy sent this to me today. Can one expect to achieve this sort of accuracy out of a low cost rifle, say under $500, or do you need spend some money to get there? Factory loads at 100yds.

[S-3 Ranch]

I tried with a savage axis, after replacing the stock, trigger , scope bases
I think I should have just spent the money on a different unit

[scott.str]

Consistently no. The random stars align shots. Sure. Anything is possible. But those cheap guns your really need to get a gem but 1”-1.5 is easily possible

[txhunter90]

My weatheryby vanguard .243, bought new under $300 will shoot that with some cheap fiocci 95 grains. Only thing it has is a $100 timney trigger. But it is an impressive rifle for the price. I have done load developement with it as well and all 4 groups shot under .5".

[careybirdwell]

There are several budget rifles that guarantee sub moa with premium ammo. I think when you are hitting same hole, that also is a sign of a good shooter. But like said a few post earlier. being consistent is the key

[mikerosa]

My dang Remington.243 out of the box will come dang close. Straightest shooter I ever shot.

Who’s to say why ? Not me. I’m a Browning guy but dang that gun is unconscious.


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[bphillips]

A very large chunk of custom rifles won’t shoot that tight consistently

[DTala]

Rem 660, 600, 788 will all shoot very very well. Short stiff actions.

[RJH1]

Buddy sent this to me today. Can one expect to achieve this sort of accuracy out of a low cost rifle, say under $500, or do you need spend some money to get there? Factory loads at 100yds.

No

[bigbad243]

My rem 700 BLD in .243 from 1970’s is dead nuts. Its a .5 gun all day and has been forever.

[S-3 Ranch]

My dang Remington.243 out of the box will come dang close. Straightest shooter I ever shot.

Who’s to say why ? Not me. I’m a Browning guy but dang that gun is unconscious.


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I bought a rem 700 .243 out of a car trunk @ a gun show
And had a box of pmc 100gr in the truck and it shot .5 moa danged fine rifle
Should have kept it

My buddy bought his wife a mossberg 6.5cm budget rifle, and it’s a lights out shooter, like .50-.75 moa on any factory ammunition
So I still have hope in finding a new el cheapo rifle

[SmTx]

.500 and .100 rifles are worlds apart

Since that's a 3 shot group who knows which one it is [emoji854][emoji854]

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[muzzlebrake]

Only when the stars all line up perfectly and you are shooting thru a vacuum

[BobbyJoe]

.500 and .100 rifles are worlds apart

Since that's a 3 shot group who knows which one it is [emoji854][emoji854]

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I always thought 3 is pretty much standard

[DaveC]

I bet if bought 10 of your choice budget rifles, sighted in each one then shot all with various factory ammo you could find a unicorn- then sell the other nine.

I'll throw my Thompson Compass in the conversation. I was impressed with what it could do for the money. It now has new trigger springs and a boyds stock.