My brother and a friend of ours both have one chambered in 30-06 and they will shoot an inch to less than an inch consistently at 100 yds. But be warned they kick considerably more than a normal wood stocked 30-06 because of the lack of weight from the synthetic stock. But if recoil is no problem then dont worry about it. But as a first gun it could make a bad impression on recoil of other firearms. But if it was me i would buy it and put a good nikon scope on it.