Like you uncle they never did it for me, about 1998 I had just about everything else a hunter could buy, had some extra cash and read about Tony Rumore building AR's in 458 socom, I had just had a very bad experience bear hunting with pistols and just more or less on impulse ordered a 20" tromix AR chambered in 458.
Daaayyuuuuummm, it shot good, after one season it came to me I really shot it well, could kill deer running hell bent for leather at will, so I ordered a RRA varminter
Daaayyuuuuummm! groundhogs were dieing at way beyond 223 range, I was averageing 94% first shot kills to 450 yards, killed a couple at 550, hung up my 22-250 and ordered a lightweight upper for calling vermin, man did they impress me, next was a custom from d-tech chambered in 25 wssm, man what a whitetail rifle!
an average AR will oushoot most factory bolt actions, a good one is scary. only fault I have found with them is all that aluminum will suck every bit of warmth out of your hands in zero weather.
RR