So how well do your remingtons shoot?
1/2 MOA is about normal for Model 700 deer rifles.
Oh come on, we ALL know better than that. If that was the "normal" group out of a 700, why in the hell would there be so many gunsmiths that specialize in "accurizing" Rem. 700 rifles, and they still don't give an accuracy guarantee?
Even the father of custom Rem. 700 rifles, Kenny Jarrett, has to WORK to get his $8000 rifles to shoot groups like that consistently. That includes weighing cases and bullets, checking each case and bullet for concentricity, checking each case for volume, and doing several other things that 99% of handloaders don't even think of.
The hard facts are that if you have ANY brand of factory gun (un-tuned) that will shoot consistent 1" groups with ANY factory load, you've got a gem of a rifle. Same thing with any un-tuned factory gun that will consistently shoot groups of less than 1" with handloads.
I had 12 Rem. 700 rifles, and I'll admit, all of them would group less than 2" consistently (except one, and it was an LTR .308) with factory ammo, un-tuned, out of the box. Most would do close to 1"-1.25" with their favorite loads. I've had exactly 2 that would shoot 1" groups or less consistently with factory ammo, un-tuned, out of the box.
That's pretty much consistent with all brands that I've tried, Ruger, Winchester, Savage, CZ, Howa, various Mauser sporters, etc.
The two most accurate factory rifles that I've had were a Ruger 1A in 7x57 (5/8" 3 shot groups with Remington 140gr consistently) and a Winchester Model 70 Ranger in 30-06 (1/2" 3 shot groups with Winchester 180gr Failsafe factory loads). Both were un-tuned, out of the box. Sold the Ruger to help make a down payment on our first home, and sold the Winchester to a guy that offered me ALOT more money than I had invested in it, after he saw it shoot.
Remington's average accuracy is no better than any other factory bolt action rifle, out of the box. Period.
