Like a shotgun choke, what's most important is not the markings, full, mod, etc., but how it actually performs on a pattern board. Having a hunting rifle that will bench sub-moa groups is nice, but what is more important is how that rifle fits, handles, and shoots from field positions. Sometimes the table turns, and that bench gun proves finicky from varied field positions, whereas that 1.5moa gun is not finicky and is easy to shoot well from most any position.
So, start thinking of your rifles benched under ideal conditions like a choke marking. Before you proclaim that sub-moa gun a keeper, and that 1.5moa gun a goner, run those guns through some realistic drills, close range to far, shooting field positions, and then make a judgement.
Last edited by GaryVA; 11/23/16.
