Originally Posted by dogzapper

After having shot a bunch of different superb, best quality custom rifles for articles, I believe that a good deal of fine accuracy comes from the four B's.

Finest quality Barrels, Bedding, Brass and Bullets.

Beyond that, barrel fitting, a truly square chamber and trued action undoubtedly help a lot.

As far as cartridge configuration ... I'm an agnostic; maybe, but prolly not.

Blessings,

Steve


Keeping in mind what Steve has said.
I pretty much lump all the hunting cartridges togeather.
243s 6.5x47s 260s 308s 270s 280s 06 based whatevers, all can and will shoot very accurately keeping Steves 4 B's in mind.
But given the same treatment, there is one round that out shines them all.
The 6mm PPC.
Since the early 1970s no round has been able to match it or best it, at 100 and 200 yard benchrest shooting.
At one point and time it has held and or set every record for measured accuracy.
But its even gone beyond that.
It also holds the record for the most wins at the 500 yard egg shoot.
Thats one shot, no sighters, at one egg, at 500 yards.
People dont show up at those matches running 308s.
Not if you want to win.
"Intrinsically Accurate"?
The PPC has it in spades....

Are there other accurate rounds.
Sure.
The 222 is a very accurate round and will give the PPC headaches at 100 yards.But a duce will not hang with a PPC at 200 yards.
Thats why you dont see any on the line anymore.
Another advantage of the PPC is the case itself.
I have reloaded some of my PPC cases over 100 times.
Let me know how that works out with a 222 for you...

A 6mm PPC has a narrow reloading range?
Only for people that have never owned one.
In the field.
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55g Nosler Ballistic tip over 28g of Norma 201 with a 205m Primer.
Will almost agg with my match load and in the field you just never miss.

dave







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Only accurate rifles are interesting.