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lightweight rifles
Posted by whateveri8 on May 22 2006
Think about how they get a rifle to weigh less when buying a "lightweight" rifle. Heavy to light is simple! Cut off stuff! Stuff like the barrel is machined downed to a pencil, the barrel length is shorter. Wood becomes hollow plastic stocks; metal parts are replaced by aluminum, titanium or polymer. Ask yourself this question: Do you REALLY want a lightweight rifle in a MAGNUM caliber?
If you want accuracy in a rifle, don't buy a pencil contour barreled rifle. If you can't handle the "weight" of a rifle in the field with a standard magnum or varmint contour barrel, then buy meat at Safeway. It's all about application. Superb accuracy at the range is desired by all who launch bullets; most rifles made today are good enough for field use. Usually it's the user that creates the large gaps in targets between holes. My advice is before blaming the rifles and companies who produce them, check things like:
1. is the barrel clean?
2. What type of sighting system are you using?
A. Scope?
Is the scope a quality Scope? Cheap scopes will loose zero and drift causing the facade of rifle inaccuracy.
Scope mounts can be on a cant creating bad line of sight. (the list goes on)
Your Scope should match the price you paid for the rifle to ensure quality optics.
3. Are you using good AMMO?
A. One brand varies greatly from another in some rifles.
4. The best way to see if there may be a flaw in the rifle. Pack it up and take it to a GOOD gunsmith. Have the tolerances checked. Have it bore sighted. Have the scope mounts checked. Have the gunsmith put it on the bench and test fire it. When the ‘smith is done with it, you will know if the gun has an issue or not.
Years ago, I purchased a Ruger 10/22 Stainless Steel w/ a gray laminated international stock. It was a very beautiful rifle. I professionally scoped it, bore sighted and was off to the range to kill paper targets and cans. That rifle would not hit the broad side of a barn at 10yds. Blamed the Scope – bought a new scope, rings, new scope base and off to the range. Again tried to hit paper and cans to no avail!
Next day at the gun shop with the same story about the new scope as before, the gunsmith took the rifle and discovered my barrel was too large for .22RF. The barrel tolerance was crap! That rifle would scatter bullets out like pellets through a shotgun. There are bad one’s out there and replacing the barrel was the answer.
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