I see I’m the only one who voted for rebarreling.
If the group on top is good enough, don’t rebarrel.
Good posts @Nature Boy
You convinced me 100%
I see I’m the only one who voted for rebarreling.
If the group on top is good enough, don’t rebarrel.
I voted for rebarrel also.I see I’m the only one who voted for rebarrel
This would be me.If you want a challenge and cheap fun at 100 yards buy an accurate 22 rifle. If looking for an excuse to buy a new gun I'd go this way. Most people never really try shooting a 22 past about 50 yards
Getting bored with the .223 shooting tiny groups at 100 yards? Move to 500 yards and shoot tiny groups
Bazoo:
Did you actually endorse having free stance fun…
…versus seeing the only ‘reward’ as being a version of Chris Kyle with somewhat similar accessories?
My new PTR-91 has very good Aperture iron sights with a fairly thin front post.
The challenge is to be a decent shooter.
Hey everyone ok so here is the deal I am lucky enough to have my own 100 yard range at my house I am an avid reloader I have several different rifles in several different chamberings my favorite right now for shooting at 100 yards is my savage model 12’VLP .223 it shoots well but I’m now at a point I have 400 rounds through the rifle I am wondering should I rebarrel to a custom barrel to get a little more consistency out of it or should I buy a truly dedicated bench rest gun for shooting tiny groups at 100 yards/ use the money I was going to spend on a barrel or build to buy components and just keep shooting it as is
At 100 yards what would you do if you were me?
P.S.
the rifle is a good shooter as is but could I make it better ie easier for me to shoot tiny groups
You haven’t said what “tiny groups” are. Much of the answer depends on your expectations
Sounds to me like you just want a custom barrel - and there is nothing wrong with that. But what you have right now isn't losing you any competitions or failing you on game. So if you want a custom barrel, just get one.
If you can't shoot one hole 5 round groups from 100 yds your barrel is junk.
If you want to consistently shoot .2’s-3’s, you’ve got some work to do. Depending on your scope, you may need an upgrade there.Between 1/4 of an inch and 1/2 inch for 5 shots
What stock does you have? If it's the factory plastic stock, that's the first thing to change.
What trigger do you have, and what is the pull weight of it? A good light weight trigger can do you wonders to better groups.
What type of scope magnification / reticle style are you using? You'd be surprised how this matters, it's harder to shoot precision groups with a hunting style reticle.