I've had a few do great out of the box with no mods or bedding jobs.

Sauer 100xt in 8x57, out of the box with factroy ammo. 3 Shot group at 100 yards.

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Ruger M77 FTW in 30-06 with cheap federal 180gr. 5 shot group.

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Ruger African m77 338 win mag w/ Factory Federal 250gr Nosler partitions.

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Zastava m70 9.3x62 285gr PPU reloads. Two sets of groups of 3. I was pleasantly surprised with this one. No bedding job or trigger work.

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Stock Ruger M77 scout with 2.5X power scope at 100 yards. Norma Factory ammo.

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Stock Ruger m77 SS in 338 Federal with factory ammo.

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I have also had good results with weatherby vanguard, tikka and winchester. Lots of good options these days.

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