Normally I dont get into this type of thing but sense we are talking about this I will add my input. Its nothing personal at all, strictly mechanically speaking. I also make my living putting out the most accurate rifles I possibly can and I wish everyone in this game the most success possible because its not an easy way to make a living if your doing it right. But, I do have to call out factually incorrect information for the consumer that may not know. And Id happily take a call from anyone that disagrees with my opinions.
I am well versed in truing an action. I have made and sold specific tooling for the purpose because the standard stuff is not up to par. Wiping marker from lug seats is what should happen when its done right. As sloppy as a 700 action is, this is not that tough. With a tight bolt like a Bat it gets more tricky. But I agree with him in general. Not everyone is doing good work and paying attention, but some are.
No mention of ignition. A stock rem 700 ignition is not up to par for 0s and 1s consistently. The majority of action work I perform (on customs) is in the ignition. Yes, I work on every custom action I use.
The barrel and chamber is the big one. I have almost 40k invested in reamers. I have tried a lot of things and continue to do so. Yes, a reamer is very VERY important to accuracy. My guess is that the ideal reamer for that particular factory ammo is by far the biggest accuracy gain over other well built rifles. Keep in mind a reamer has a tolerance allowance of .0005" on diameters, thats if its even in spec. But 2 millionths on misalignment to the barrel? Thats pure BS. Yes, call Krieger, tell them I said that and let me know what they say. The lapped surface finish is more than 2 millionths. A good barrel might hold a groove to a tenth. Half a tenth is 50 millionths. Theres no barrel made to 2 millionths tolerances so how can a chamber be that close? That close to what? Theres no datum point that good to work from. I know the specific tool they use to measure groove diameter, it measures in tenths not millionths. Again, I agree that this matters, I pride myself in my chamber concentricity. But lets be real.
All that said, if you could build the perfect rifle the biggest variable is harmonics. Your talking factory ammo. Constantly changing lots of powder, bullets, and primers. Your not in control of that stuff. This is why rimfire BR rifles all have tuners. You cant tune the ammo so you tune the barrel. The finest rifle out there still has to be fed the right load for the barrel.
I am really not trying to change your mind, I think you should buy one of these rifles. Im sure he builds a good rifle. Just understand the reality of what you can expect from factory ammo. If you dont make it you dont control it, so you cant guarantee it. Most people will blame themselves when a rifle does not shoot as well as they like so those accuracy guarantees are not as risky as they seem.
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