Where are all these 1/2MOA Savages coming from?

[1953greg]

Never owned a half inch factory gun. Of course I've always had the dumbest dog and got the worst gas mileage.

i have three swifts, two .223, one .243 and two lrpr 6br and they all wil print at most half inch groups measured center to center with proper loads. proper loads is the key here. i just measured a set of 6br lrpv target w/ 7 diff powder loads with 68g bergers 4 shot groups (this is statistically best for the buck). 4 measure 3/4 -1", two 1/2-3/4, and one .25. with the other rifles u can add 1/4 inch on the low side and 1" on the hi side w/ experimental loads. the two 6br are factory bull, two are mcgowen w/ sporter barrels and six are factory w/ light varmint to standard varmint barrels w/ minimum 18x scope on hi side w/ bench rest equipment.
it may take me all day plus some (bench is 25' out the front door) and sometimes much frustration ( so many variables involved) to find the best load but they wil eventually get there if i do my part. then its incredible when you hit the correct load. we call it "putting them to sleep"
also, you wil never know the full potential til you shoot at night w/ zero wind.
there are other brands that some of the rifles wil do that but the odds are with savage, hands down.

there are tons of info to assist in accuracy
here is a good start
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Precision-Sh...-/222065772986
and after you find the best load try this
http://www.accurateshooter.com/techn...torque-tuning/
most times it improves.....sometimes it doesnt
best advice is get into benchrest competition where you can learn from the best
the principles are the same for benchrest or sporter