Thread: Causes of accuracy in a rifle

the bit that flys out end of barrel is the bit that gets MEASURED to determine accuracy....... it doesnt matter how friggin good your rifles action ,barrel and muzzle are or if its got a zillion power scope on it...if your loads have inconsistant powder weights ,the projectiles are seated wonky and you have used mixed batches of brass....with wrong bullet weight for barrels twist....you are on hiding to nothing before you start.
and while on subject...what IS accurate enough???
my 30ish year old poohseventy is a classic for this....with good reload where Ive dotted the Is and crossed the Ts it will group under an inch happily,no matter if its a 110grn loaded mono splitzer or a 170grn round nose cup n core....
I can put ANY and ALL loads into a playing card group combined....have done it off bench to eliminate the me factor.
so for bush hunting where 90% of shots are sub hundy its plenty good enough and what load doesnt matter.
I owned a 7.62x39mm and never bothered to try to develop accurate load for it...2-3'' was plenty good enough as it was a short range bush rifle.
my .223 on other hand I are a little more fussy with the reloads and she pokes little holes close together as a result.
good trigger and reasonable glass help no end...speaking of triggers that poohseventy came from factory with trigger set at what seemed like 25lb and no way could I group it properly...it booted like a bastard too with thin recoil pad so I started to flinch...fought that for 20 years before suppressing which finally sorted it out for once and for all.

#1 nut behind butt
#2 everything tight so not changing between shots
#3 ammunition
#4 any thing else rifle or scope related.