Incremental accuracy improvements: Petty reduced average droup sizes of a pet rifle by firelapping, but he was certain that there was further room for improvement.

Guns Magazine | January 1, 2002| | Copyright

When we buy a modern rifle, we get a level of accuracy that is really quite good considering the demands of mass production.

Manufacturers simply can't lavish the attention to a rifle that sells for $500, or even $1,000, that a custom gunsmith can to one costing many times more. It is a variation on the "you get what you pay for" dictum.

And for most rifles, the factory gives us accuracy that is more than adequate. Even though everyone wants a sub-MOA deer rifle, the blunt truth is that it's not needed. But if we have to shoot at longer ranges or do ...

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