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Wby Fibermark in 257 Wby.

As long as I avoided partition bullets, the only real difference was whether I would get 5 under a dime at 100 or only 3. With my best handloads, using a WW bullet designed for a 25/06 I could put 5 under a dime every time I shot it. Still have the rifle, still have about 1 box of those WW bullets left. It shoots pretty much every non-partition factory load well, likes Barnes bullets a lot also. I have owned it since new, 30+ years but try not to shoot it too much anymore as I do not want to shoot out the barrel.

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price points be damned. the little Ruger Americans will hold their own compared to anything..

Yep!

Those Stevens/Savage did pretty good. Had one in 243 and still have a 223. Very, very accurate

The 223 was / is lights out with that Winchester white box ammo. It shoots most everything well but really likes that Winchester stuff...

If you are talking about the Steven's 200, I partially agree. They shot exceptionally well and were budget friendly, but the triggers are horrible!!! I had to put a Timney in the one I had. It was chambered in 22-250 and would bughole 10 shot groups routinely. That rifle was also glass bedded. However, the OP's question was more in regards to a bone stock factory rifle. He also asks about what "caliber". Hence the reason for my answer:

Rifle: Tikka
Caliber/cartridge: 6.5 Creedmoor

T/C Compass Utility in 308 Win. I got it on sale for $241, including tax. Topped it with a 4X Nikon scope I had on hand. 100 yard groups. And yes I know I spelled Barnes wrong.



The Bottom load is my go to hunting load. In the last 2 years this rifle has taken a black bear, 4 whitetail, 3 big hogs and a 46 inch bobcat. Not bad for a $241 rifle.

Savage 110 in 270, an early 2000s Wal-Mart special, right after the accu-trigger was introduced. Shoots 3/4" groups with Remington 130 grain factory ammo, and that's for five shots, not three. It shoots somewhat larger groups with other factory loads, but three-shot groups have still been an inch or less. I have never bothered to handload for it, even though I have 270 dies. I eventually bought two more 110s from Wal-Mart in 30-06 when they were still $349.99. The 30-06s were good but not great in the accuracy dept, so I rebarreled one to 35 Whelen with an Adams & Bennett barrel and the other with a take-off 30-06 heavier barrel. They both shoot very well, but still not quite as well as the stock 270.

My ancient BDL in 270 Win. Shoots 150g Partitions at 3000 fps lights inside of a nickel, same for Sierra 90g HPBTs at 3400 fps. 2nd best my 500 Jeffery with 570g TSX's at 2300 fps. Well under 1 MOA

I recently picked up a used Savage Model 11 in 223. Crappy old sighter loads (50gr R-P SPs with 3031) for lining up the scope shot into 1" first time out.

I think I'm going to get along with this rifle.

For me it was the Remington 788 in 223. Used it for a lot of years as my only coyote rifle without any fancy triggers or anything. Has always shot one inch or smaller groups for me. It wasn't til a couple years ago that I got around to replacing the trigger with a Timney.

I even used it in the Predator Masters egg shoot against all those fancy custom hunting rifles with match triggers and I don't know what all.
Took third place

Tikka CTR and a Steyr Scout. Both in .308

my fieldcraft rifles

Can't go wrong with the TC Compass!
Bought mine at about the same price in 6.5 CM----shoots GREAT!

Wish they still made them, I would buy a FEW MORE!

Hip

P.S. Still/Always favor the Model 70 type safety!!!

Sako L691 n 300 Wby.

The best shooting guns for me have also been some of the least expensive. I have a Remington 788 in 22-250 that can probably light matches, A Savage 110 F I bought in 1986 in 7 Mag was a real shooter, The first synthetic stock rifle I ever bought. I have a Ruger American 22lr with the short threaded barrel that is a one holer. It shoots circles around the Ruger 77/22 that cost 3x the price.

Walmart POS Rem 770 $400 "special " , I replaced no name scope with proven Tasco 6X40 World Class. MOA, with any factory ammo since tested.

I have rifles equal or better, but they have been worked on - and/or loaded for.

I don't remember if I tweaked the now excellent trigger, but other than that, no mods.

It is close for sure. It's either a Kimber Mountain Ascent 300 WSM shooting Hornady 200 grain ELD-X. Or my Tikka T-3 6.5 Creedmoor shooting Hornady 143 grain ELD-X. Or, last but not least, my Remington 700 VTR .223 shooting Black Hills remanufactured 55 grain V-max. The Remington is the most accurate now for sure. But I did put a Timney trigger in it. Not sure which one would have been the best before that. The best thing is, I still have all 3 of them. They all wear a Zeiss Conquest V-4 6-24x50 scope. I also have a Browning BAR 300 wsm with the same scope and a new muzzle brake! I'll be getting it dialed in soon enough when this surgery sheeeaaat is over!

Tikka T3X own 5 all LH all accurate with most loads.

Tikka.

I've had 30-06, 308, and 6.5CM and a T1x in 22 LR. No longer have the 30-06 but it was a shooter. I had a 308 CTR for a while. It was accurate as well, but no more so than my 2 lb lighter T3 in 308. I let it go.

The 6.5 is the most accurate but even the others outshoot everything else I've ever owned. The T1x is the most accurate 22 I've ever owned by a wide margin.

The Ruger American Predator centerfire is a close 2nd. When they were $350 I'd say they were accurate enough to crown as the most accurate for the money. But anymore a Tikka just isn't that much more expensive.

I was disappointed in the Ruger American in 22 LR. In fact my 10/22's were more accurate and more reliable.

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