What level of accuracy do insist on for a deer rifle?

[GeauxLSU]

Tell me more about the .243?

It's a Vanguard VGX 80's vintage. I'm very confident it was bought new by my father and given to me as a gift around the same time it was purchased. If you saw it, you'd swear it's never been out of the box. A couple years ago, with some 'encouragement' from a brother, I got a live cartridge caught in the chamber and couldn't extract it. It was the first time I had taken the rifle out to shoot it (yep, I'm one of 'those guys'.) Unfortunately I took it to a local 'gunsmith' (along with my father's personal deer rifle) and the guy did an absolute hatchet job on both. He screwed up the sides of the receiver so bad the bolt wouldn't travel and close (I brought it to him without the bolt). Then he denied it. I had to take it to AO (everybody's favorite) to get the metal work done. Weekend before last was the next time I finally got it out and the resulting inaccuracies ensued. I was worried the previously mentioned butcher had done something not readily visible to affect the accuracy. For example I could have SWORN I saw a scratch/gouge in the bore a few inches from the muzzle but don't see it anymore(I need a better bore light.) After spending an inexplicable 5 hours cleaning it (and just giving up when it was STILL dirty) and noticing the muzzle end of the rifling looks too shallow, I began to doubt everything. Thankfully, yesterday I was able to get it close to an inch (with factory loads) as mentioned above in pretty breezy conditions so am satisfied that I won't have to ditch a gift from my departed father. I'll hunt with it this year, just because.

 

[hseII]

It's a Vanguard VGX 80's vintage. I'm very confident it was bought new by my father and given to me as a gift around the same time it was purchased. If you saw it, you'd swear it's never been out of the box. A couple years ago, with some 'encouragement' from a brother, I got a live cartridge caught in the chamber and couldn't extract it. It was the first time I had taken the rifle out to shoot it (yep, I'm one of 'those guys'.) Unfortunately I took it to a local 'gunsmith' (along with my father's personal deer rifle) and the guy did an absolute hatchet job on both. He screwed up the sides of the receiver so bad the bolt wouldn't travel and close (I brought it to him without the bolt). Then he denied it. I had to take it to AO (everybody's favorite) to get the metal work done. Weekend before last was the next time I finally got it out and the resulting inaccuracies ensued. I was worried the previously mentioned butcher had done something not readily visible to affect the accuracy. For example I could have SWORN I saw a scratch/gouge in the bore a few inches from the muzzle but don't see it anymore(I need a better bore light.) After spending an inexplicable 5 hours cleaning it (and just giving up when it was STILL dirty) and noticing the muzzle end of the rifling looks too shallow, I began to doubt everything. Thankfully, yesterday I was able to get it close to an inch (with factory loads) as mentioned above in pretty breezy conditions so am satisfied that I won't have to ditch a gift from my departed father. I'll hunt with it this year, just because.

Every time you poast, I read it in the voice of Justin Wilson.
JSYK

 

[the_great_white]

sub minute of deer

 

[GeauxLSU]

Every time you poast, I read it in the voice of Justin Wilson.
JSYK

Troy Landry would be closer.

 

[timbgtm]

Choot em clant.

 

[Bypass]

Anything greater than one moa gets thrown in the trash or sold.

 

[rax_wall]

I'm gonna put down the .308 and 30-06 this year and hunt strictly ar15. If I can't shoot sub moa and feel good about the head shot I don't pull the trigger. I used to hunt with a .221 fireball. It was a deer slayer but I was a decent shot with that gun and I don't shoot further than 150-200 yards.

 

[GeauxLSU]

Anything greater than one moa gets thrown in the trash or sold.

Next time you find yourself with a few 1.0-1.5 MOA guns, let me know when trash day is.

 

[Bypass]

Next time you find yourself with a few 1.0-1.5 MOA guns, let me know when trash day is.

Will do.

 

[hseII]

Troy Landry would be closer.

I ble dat