Rifles that seem to shoot most loads close to the same point of impact, seem to be more accurate, than those which move the point of impact with different loads??!!

I wonder what causes this??

Never tested the theory.

I just figured they are what they are.

That is what I thought.

But, having shot so many different rifles, this seems to be the case.

I have no idea why it happens.

Right now I am testing several factory ammo in several rifles.

And two in particular, a Sako TRG 22 and a STRASSER SOLO EVOLUTION, seem to show this so well.

The Sako is very accurate with all ammo, and shoots them to absinthe same point.

The STRASSER doesn’t shoot so well at all, and each type of ammo goes to different points of impact!!

Two is interesting.

A dozen will give some useful data.

A hundred could very will prove the point.

Have fun.

I'll stick with that the way it is.

Harmonics.

absolutly i have this more than a couple times
i always thought it was the barrel

hammer forged...

Depends how hard you pull the trigger!

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Originally posted by Hipshoot:
Depends how hard you pull the trigger!

Over the years, I have tuned my trigger finger to go from ZERO pounds to 28.9 Pounds in 13 micro seconds!

Works everywhere.

Off the bench, or charging lion!

I have owned and even built at least one gun that would shoot most loads very well and pretty much to the same zero. No explanation, just results.

This one particular M98 in 257 Roberts with a Wilson barrel was some kind of accurate. I did nothing different and used the same reamer as I used for other guns, it just shot fantastic. I just attributed it to a great barrel.

I have a couple of rifles that, so far, have given consistent accuracy with different but same weight bullets when within a certain velicity range. Also, I found with these rifles that working up accurate handloads was straightforward with only a little range time.
My other rifles also shoot acceptably to pretty accurately but took more time experimenting with component combinations to find loads I consider satisfactory.

My Sako and Tikka are very consistent, too, Saeed, but might not be so good if I got into the absinthe.

The scope view might then be redolent of a Toulouse Lautrec or Van Gogh painting

Modern barrels and good bedding are probably responsible for the consistency and accuracy. I sporterised an FN Mauser .30-06 early in life and though it could manage 1.3" groups, the lightish barrel would have them climbing up the target if shot too fast. Different loads would move around the paper as well.

Just a WAG (Wild Ass Guess)

I think that it may have something to do with residual stresses in the barrel. Those barrels that are relatively stress free seem to be more consistent and the barrels with some level of stress remaining in them seem to react more vigorously to the violence of the shot.

I have found the same thing. I figured it was because often those rifles have heavier barrels or stock geometry such that they don't react to recoil significantly differently with different loads. Playing with the regulation of light double rifles made me aware how subject to movement during recoil some rifles are. And how different shoulder pressure and hold can significantly affect group location and size.