RE: Calling all snipers
I have shot and reworked a dozen or so Remington PSS for local law enforcement agencies. I shot all the PPS's beofre any work was done on them, with Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr MHPBT. I shot at least three 5 rounds groups at 100yds, to test the accuracy of the rifle, before I reworked it. On average, I would say all these PSS's shot constistent 1.5MOA groups at 100yds.
Then I reworked them. I took it completely apart, even reomving the barrel. I blue printed and trued the reciever, squared and trued the receiver face, squared and trued the barrel shoulder, lapped the locking lugs in, recut and recrowned the muzzle, lapped the bore, then reset the correct headspace of the chamber, installed a Tubbs extra large recoil lug, and tuned the triggers down to 2#. Then I milled out the inside of the forearm of the stock and bedded four 3/8" aluminum rods, side by side, in the forearm, milled out the receiver area slightly, installed pillars, bedded the receiver and forward of the recoil lug 3". I then opened up the forearm to a concentric .065"-.075" gap freefloat. I then reamed the scope rings for perfect scope alignement.
Then back to the range for testing. Again I fired at least three 5 rounds groups at 100yds were fired, with the same Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr MHPBT ammo. Group size were cut at least in half. On average the rifles grouped .5MOA, with a couple of the best grouping 1/4MOA and a couple of the worst grouping 3/4MOA.
My guess, based on my experiences with the PSS, in it's original configuration, is that it will group 1MOA-1.5MOA. That is not great, but it is not all that bad either. One thing that I noticed about the PSS, is that it is consistent. Groups may vary a 1/4MOA, but it is a consistant and stable shooter. Never can tell, you may have one that will be a sub-MOA shooter as is.