What one guy's experiences have been with one particular rifle really has nothing to do with what Springfield expects from their rifles on average. I actually spoke to Springfield about and IIRC, the Scouts, SOCOMS and Standards are all expected to shoot within 4" at 100 yards with their specified ammo. The loaded is expected to shoot withint 2", the NM in 1.5" and the Super and M21/25 inside of an inch, all with their specifided ammo. Now, this is with the rifle being fired from a vice, not a human. Unless I have already quantified a shooter's prowess at accuracy shooting I won't put a lot of stock in what he says about how accurate his rifle is. Many folk will stop after a good string, or will clean up the numebrs a hair. You never know if you're hearing about the "lucky" gun that costs $900 and shoots better than the M25. Simply too many vairables to ask the members of an internet site to rate how accurate a rifle is. I would say you should take Springfield's worst-case expectations and consider them as the standard. That way you will purchase a rifle that is at the worst, as good as you need, and could possibly be much better.