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    Posted: October/04/2008 at 20:29

Does anybody have any ideal how well these shoot with factory ammo. I'm going to try 130gr. federal soft points, 130gr. federal ballistic tips, 130gr. winchester ballistic tips. I was just wondering what kind of accuracy to expect. 

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depends on your rifle and how consistant the rounds got loaded and also how consistant you can shoot.
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First off there is a huge difference in the accuracy of a Cooper rifle or a Bullberry Barrel or a GAPrecision custom rifle etc and whay you get off the shelf. Some things can aid in making your rifle more accurate - a good trigger job, having the action bedded and the barrel free floated. having the action trued. But lets say you have a good one you should be able to expect minute of angle of better that is 1 inch at 100 and 2 inches at 200 and 3 inches at 300. Say  you have an average rivle thats about a 2moa gun or 2 inches at 100 and 4 inches at 200 and 6 inches at 300.  If it wont do that its time to work it over or trade it off.
I fear that you may be starting with a caliber which has too much recoil to be enjoyable and too costly of ammo to be shot often unless you reload.

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Originally posted by Urimaginaryfrnd Urimaginaryfrnd wrote:

First off there is a huge difference in the accuracy of a Cooper rifle or a Bullberry Barrel or a GAPrecision custom rifle etc and whay you get off the shelf. Some things can aid in making your rifle more accurate - a good trigger job, having the action bedded and the barrel free floated. having the action trued. But lets say you have a good one you should be able to expect minute of angle of better that is 1 inch at 100 and 2 inches at 200 and 3 inches at 300. Say  you have an average rivle thats about a 2moa gun or 2 inches at 100 and 4 inches at 200 and 6 inches at 300.  If it wont do that its time to work it over or trade it off.
I fear that you may be starting with a caliber which has too much recoil to be enjoyable and too costly of ammo to be shot often unless you reload.
those last two points are spot on wes i agree
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I just thought I would try something a little different for a change. This gun is mainly going to be my rainy day gun. It's a remington xcr with a stainless fluted barrel and it has got a bushnell elite 4200 in Talley rings sitting on top. The price of ammo has definetly got an ouch factor built in.
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sweet setup though i will give you that much, reloading is the way to go for the wsm's
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I finally got it to the smith today to get the trigger adjusted and he said they would do alot better if I reloaded. I know every rifle is different it's just driving me crazy not know how she's gonna shoot. I didnt even want to try it till I got the lawyer proofing out of the trigger.
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i know i adjusted my rem cdl and 673 triggers down to 4lbs or less and they shot better but i handload too
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All I ever hunt is deer so I figured this should make a good rain gun with plenty of knock down and an elite to see through. As long as it stays under two moa it will be fine were I hunt a hundred yard is a long shot. Two moa should not be a problem with factor ammo should it.
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sound like me, except i went with laminate stock
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Get Ye to the Range .........& Enjoy ..remember , follow a barrel break in procedure and give it a few rounds to settle in ( might need to put 50-100 through it to see what the rifle can really do )
 
Sounds like a really nice rainy day ( or sunny) rig..Big%20Grin


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My 270wsm shot factory ammo good.  Outta my gun most factory ammo was between 1 - 1 1/2".  I got into handloading and that made a big difference.  Groups now are well under 1".
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Mine will shoot the 150 gr. Winchester power points to about 3/8" and everything else to 1-1 1/2". It's very picky for supreme accuracy. Every rifle is different, and you just have to see what yours likes.

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Mine shot pretty good with most loads. But it shot Winchester Supreme 140 Accubonds the best.......shot MOA with them out of a Tikka T3 lite !

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