Never dinked with a #3.
I will say that my #1A 7x57 is a 1” to 1-1/2” rifle. Last time I bothered with a group, it put 3 175SGK’s in about 2.25” at 200 yards. It is about a ‘01 model rifle, so no Wilson barrel concerns.
The .45-70 is at least as good.
That said, I only bother with 3 shot groups out of either of those rifles and have never seriously tried to make them 5 round sub-moa machines. That’s not what they’re used for so I’ve never bothered. My biggest complaint about both rifles is the lack of a decent recoil pad.
I might feel differently about a 1V .223 or .22-250….
Last edited by Potsy; 01/30/23.
