What pizzies me off is that now there are many $3-800 dollar rifles that shoot as well or even better than several $1-5,000 dollar rifles I have. Improvements in technology and production have come a long way. Better barrels and bedding are the key ingredient I think.
How can my box stock tupperware $900 Kimber 280AI 84L shoot as well but weigh less than my custom handbuilt ($2K in parts before scope) Rem 700s and M70s with premium barrels, stocks, triggers, etc plus 80 hours of my shop time?
If this were a poker game, I would suspect cheating.
Look, it still has the price tag on it.