Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Competitive Shooting Out of box accuracy?

First, I'm not the best shot in the world, though I do pretty well with hunting rifles. I recently bought a Tikka T-3 in 243 Winchester, and I'm amazed at how well it shoots. On a calm day and with a 20X Unertl scope, It will shoot groups of 1 1/2 to 2 inches at 300 yards. I think it might do better with a better shooter to milk it out. Now, the question. What do you guys expect from an out-of-box sporting rifle as far as accuracy. Thanks,

Wayne

I would say you have excelled beyond the normal hunting rifle accuracy whether out of the box or bedded.
My 300 WSM Tikka T3 at 300 yards has fired several different 5 shot groups into 2" to 3".
My Rem 700 SPS has been bedded and it can't do that. It will put 5 shots into about 4" at 300 yards.

Well seeing how this is the Competitive Shooting Forum..................... 1/2 MOA or better (out to 300 yards, the rest is my job ) for my use.

Those Tikkas are quite irritating. I have a T-3 .270 shooting a tad over 1/2 moa to 300yards with Remington corelockt factory stuff. It takes Gold metal match or carefull handloads to beat it with my blueprinted M700 in .308.

I still cant wait to play with some reloads on the Tikka to see how it will really do.

I expect 1 to 2 moa out of the box with the best factory ammo, but I won't keep a bolt gun that won't average the following with bedding/handloads/trigger:

- Varmint rifle: 1/2 MOA
- 27 to 30 cal, 3/4 MOA with premium hunting bullets
- 338 - 375 bore: 1 MOA with premium hunting bullets
- 416 & up: 1.5 MOA with premium hunting bullets

I use/have used a couple of factory rifles in competition. My 700VS (.223) will agg in the low to mid .3's in group shoots, have shot a 250 score (practice match) in score shooting. Last year my son a .289" group with it in a match (moving backers verified he fired 5 shots).

I've used my Winchester Stealth in F-Class since it was new. My best score at 600 yards with the new targets has been a 197 for a 20 shot string. Thinkin someone who actually knew how to drive it wouldn't have any problem shooting a 200 score.

Given the right ammo, and that might be handloads, I think most of them these days are MOA or just under capable.

Jeff

Have a Remington LightPoliceTactical cal. .308 win 20 inch barrel, out of the box not completely broken in shoots around .5moa,thats with winchester 168s,with handloads and once the gun is broken in .3moa should be obtainable.

Have a Savage 12F 6.5-284 Norma out of the box (250 rounds to work up the load) have shot just under .4 at 200 yards.139gr. Lapua @ 3070fps. I was never a Savage guy until this rifle gave out of the box a new meaning.

1/2" or better at 100 yards.