I have always used 700s. I have 4 of them now that shoot in the .1s and .2s. My father has a couple that he has shot groups in the .0s with. I don't need the big bolt knob or the side bolt release or fluting or any other gingerbread. I love it when one of my 700 builds outshoots a full custom. It all comes down to your smith, the barrel and your hand loads. The donor I used to build my varmint contour .308 with was $250. It shoots in the .1s.
Please elaborate. Is that an average of five, five shot groups shot in succession? Is it every now and then three shots will go in the same ragged hole?
No, I shoot three shot groups. Here's a target from when I was working up a hunting load. 168 Berger classic hunter, 42.6 RL-15, Lapua brass uniformed, deburred, chamfered, CCI BR2, OAL 2.795.. that's with my $250 700 action with a tuned factory trigger, HS stock and bartlein varmint contour 1:11.25 5-R.
