Well I can assure you the post wasnt made to be a smart aleck..lol. I wouldnt have asked if I didnt know. I always read that short-action calibers were inherently more accurate than the long action. That was the point to the post. Getting rid of the guns was never an option...lol...once they get here they dont leave. Thanks for the info...and I dont really read up on the tech stuff as much as I should. I just want the guns I have to shoot as well as they possibly can....which I would think probably so does everyone else who ever totes 5 guns at a time and a duffel bag of shells to the range...lol.