mohavesam said:?
Any first-hand experiences? or just barstool experts?
I've not met many guys IRL, who can even shoot 2-3 MOA in a hunting situation. On a bench, with cool barrel and sandbags, etc. it is not easy to shoot 2MOA in any rifle.
Insofar as "some of the older Rugers..." I have a few that seem to break all the "experts' " rules. Solution: Fit, sight, breathe, trigger.
To be certain, I am sure that in some cases, these stories of some certain examples of particular arms "not being accurate", have some basis in truth. That is how the rumor started. I would say that this is the minority, and that the large number of " inaccurate examples" can be traced right back to the shooter. I know that in my case, I have some of these that are supposed to be inaccurate, but are not. When I have seen bad shooting days, my groups are also bad with them. I also shoot a bunch of Remington 700s which are supposed to be accurate (and often are). I usually see the same kinds of issues I had showing up on target with the Remingtons as I do with some of the so-called inaccurate types, so it all comes back to me, the shooter.
Danny