I can't recall the number of rifles I bought that didn't meet up to my standards. Too many IMO. I'm not counting my lever / saddle guns. They were never intended to be tack drivers but more or less meat guns. I will also throw my ARs into this category too because I'm not yet into working with them for utmost accuracy.
Of the handful that did meet my 1.5 MOA or better accuracy I only have 4; A Savage 11 in .223, another in 7-08, a Browning A bolt in 7-08 and a Tikka in 30-06. The only one that need work was the Browning. That needed a bedding job and a good deal of load development to become an MOA rifle.
Either of these rifles will shoot right around MOA all day, every day. The little Savage 7-08 will occasionally put 5 rounds into a ragged hole if conditions and I are in sync. I've done it 3 times with it in the past year or so.
Last edited by bronko22000; 05-07-2016 at 04:12 PM.