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Article: Incremental accuracy improvements: Petty reduced average droup sizes of a pet rifle by firelapping, but he was certain that there was further room for improvement.
- Article from:
- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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When we buy a modern rifle, we get a level of accuracy that is really quite good considering the demands of mass production.
Manufacturers simply can't lavish the attention to a rifle that sells for $500, or even $1,000, that a custom gunsmith can to one costing many times more. It is a variation on the "you get what you pay for" dictum.
And for most rifles, the factory gives us accuracy that is more than adequate. Even though everyone wants a sub-MOA deer rifle, the blunt truth is that it's not needed. But if we have to shoot at longer ranges or do something that requires a high level of precision such as varmint or tactical 'shooting, accuracy ...