I hope you realize you just proved my point,, with this statement, OCCASIONAL!!!! When you can make this statement as repeatable, and consistent then you have understood the difference quality components make, why as I said, some don't waste their time to get lucky once in a while!
I shot registered BR winning many matches, but consistently being competitive in the top 1/2 for years! I never got the consistent till I found GOOD BRASS, and consistent components! You will discover that many manufactured bullets will do the same thing,, ya, you might get as lucky as a blind pig finding an acorn now and then,, but when you use components that are mediocre, your consistent results will be exactly what you yourself said,,, OCCASIONALLY GOOD!
When you learn to use quality, PREMIUM, components, rarely are they stamped PREMIUM, as with quality that is a given and does not need to be stamped on it, it is made for repeating, and your efforts will begin to allow you to understand the difference in the so choices your choosing and the now and then good results, will be replaced with CONSISTENTLY GOOD RESULTS!!!
This is what I expect, when I say a gun shoots in the .1"s it does it day in and day out, and eggs or .0's become frequent! This is what it takes to win. But it becomes obvious and more frequent, and you seldom see one or two shots that ruin groups! This is what expect out of my varmint rigs, and seldom expect to see a group over 1/2" out of a hunting rifle!
My comment was not that once in a rifles lifetime if you shoot dozen's of groups a week sooner or later even a handicap novice will get your results, and most rational shooters, that have done this as long as many of us here have understand why it took weeks and months shooting 3 and 4 days a week to get one of them good en's with those components, and why they don't keep doing that, and why that group is not being repeated! "COMPONENTS"
But nobody will deny a rare good group is capable with anything,, to do it day in and day out you wont with what yer selling, even you stated that!! But that 243 should do that on a frequent bases, the reason it is doing what you say is your excepting now and then! What brass are using in them 6PPC's, and 30 BR's that should be winning???? If it's not federal,,, why????
I have had a couple sweet riggs, when I competed,,, and still keep a few around, but trust me my components for repeatable results don't stop at components, I am well aware of the total meaning of quality!!
40X LR built by Bill Calfee
6PPC w/ weight system for both light & heavy gun built by Billy Stevens
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6BR live varmint built by Mark Penrod
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6PPC built by Dave Bruno sporter
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Gallipolis 600 yard, mine is one of the black marble on the left, waiting for my relay.
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Newest 600 yard gun built by Fred Moreo in 6x47 Lapua
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Then when you learn the difference in what will work sometimes, and what will work consistently,, the wood will add up quickly, but don't expect these results match after match, factory or custom without knowing why some components work, and others are lacking, I didn't do this with mediocre components, but did with both factory guns bone stock and custom,,,,,, Just in case you wondered the factory gun used 223 Lapua brass for a 223 AI, with Berger bullets, and the custom rifle that won these was using Lapua brass in 220 Russian for a 6mm ppc, and Barts Bullets,, but both cases were formed for the loads they were used in,
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I hope you understand I'm trying to help with facts, not impress anyone with BS that will keep others struggling to find consistent results!! There are other firearms forums that are known for that!