I have a BAR in .300 Win Mag that I have had for 16 years now. I can't count the number of deer I've killed with this gun. I was young when I bought it and didn't take the best care of it and it has worked flawlessly afor 16 years. Now that I'm older, I'm embarrased to admit that it was 11 years before I had it sent to a gun smith and taken apart and really deep cleaned. The last deer that I killed with it were 228 yards and 346 yards, so I'd say it's still pretty darn accurate. I have acouple of bolt action rifles and a couple of single shot rifles and to me, I can't tell a bit of difference in the accuracy. Truth is most people can shoot a gun as accurately as it is capable of shooting.