In alot of cases people buy a rifle and try to throw various brands, bullet weights, and charges of ammo down the barrel and expect the rifle to handle them all with superb accuracy. It just doesn't happen most of the time. And finding a rifle's sweet spot usually takes alot of time at the reloading bench. But alot of people aren't content with a 165gr bullet coming out of a 300 win mag at 2950fps. They wanted it to be in the 3100's, but their particular rifle doesn't like that load. So the gunsmith gets a call to make this rifle into what they wanted it to be. To be honest most rifles can out shoot the average guy behind the trigger. You may indeed have to settle for a different load that the rifle likes but was not in your intentions when you bought the rifle.

I myself shoot alot of single shot rifles my favorite being the ruger No. 1.
These rifles are tempermental on bullet weights and velocity's. But when the time is taken to match the load to the rifle, these rifles have superb accuracy. But like I said earlier they won't shoot all loads well.

I've had custom rifles that I couldn't shoot as well as a cheaper models. I didn't take them to the gunsmith to spend alot more money on them I use them for trade offs for the next possible superb shooting rifle.

Just my opinion but I believe alot of people's dissapointment in buying rifles comes from simply overlooking their intentions of useage. Such a barrel twist for intended bullet weights, trigger pull, and overall the way the rifle matches up to the person. For example I can shoot a rifle that has a straight stock 5 times better than I can without one. Maybe my neck has been broken to many times. lolol.

I like rifles the can shoot really well from the get go. I'm not into giving the gunsmith $500 to $1000 to make it shoot better. It becomes a trade off rifle no matter the make or the cost of it. Bench rifles are the only exception to this rule. Holes in holes don't come cheap. But most rifles should shoot under 1 1/2" groups at a 100yds. I prefer alot smaller groups, but even rifles from wal-mart can do this with alittle tinkering at the reloading bench. But you know it's all about the level of expectations.