Re: What is a half MOA rifle?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dust_Remover</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I love all the negativity about a "1/2moa rifle". My last 2 outings have netted many groups that the average across the board for all of them stayed under 1/2moa for 100m (109y). My outing on Sunday netted a average group size of .484" which is .42moa @ 100m. IMO 1/2moa is easy to do, better than that is hard, holding 1/4moa for a 5x5 to post on here is REALLY hard.
If you have a good rifle that is either custom and built well, or just a good quality factory rifle with, or without, tweeks for increasing accuracy, 1/2moa is definately do-able, especially if you handload. My rifle is just a Savage. I have quite a few 1/4" groups to my credit now, however I shoot 3shot groups during load development. I'm doing some load confirmation this weekend if the weather stays somewhat decent, those are all going to be 5 shot groups. It'll likely only be 3-5shot groups for each load, so I won't get to post them up on here.
Branden </div></div>
Thats good that you have a good stick, but you have stated only 100 yard groups (hopefully 5 shot groups) Lets see what it is at 300 yards and 500 yards. That is a true test of a rifle. As my Marine Brothers (I was Army) love to state, Marksmanship begins at 500 yards. Many rifles can shoot 1/4 MOA at 100, I have seen few that will do it at 500.