Most Accurate AR-15

[schorkha]

Saturday at my gun club we were shooting long range. I noticed several guys were using AR-15's and hitting small steel out to almost 500 yards. I understand finding the recipe your gun likes and I am willing to do my part. I just know some guns will never shoot MOA no matter what bullet manipulation. My question is if I wanted a very accurate AR out of the box (if possible), what would you recommend and why?
Thanks...

 

[Taildrag15X]

Compass Lake Eng., I have 3 of Frank's rifles, excellence all around.

http://www.compasslake.com/

 

[6fatrat]

Lee Wells, Accurate and Reliable Rifle. His rifles shoot well under MOA.
Steve Bair

 

[nastynatesfish]

Dpms sweet 16 or varmint. The Olympic k8 is a great rifle after a trigger swap. Most any of the predator configurations will shoot good. You don't need to go custom cost. Barrel and trigger is usually the two that I change and they are plenty accurate. I've got a bushmaster xm15 20" chrome lined rifle that shoots 3/4" constant and that's with wc842 and bolder seconds. (I am looking to trade it for a bolt 223 though)

 

[lpreddick]

Les baer. Mine shoots 1/4 min with precise hand loads. $$

 

['Freak]

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2015/05/what-makes-an-ar-accurate-whitley-offers-answers/

 

[searcher]

Customs like the les Baers are very accurate out of box - but with A/R's, most heavy-barrelled 18" to 26" guns with good optics and trigger with a load tuned to the gun can shoot VERY well indeed. I have several heavy-barreled 24" to 26" A/R's with Krieger, Hart and Shilen barrels that all shoot in the 1/4 to 3/8 MOA range with no problem - but I bought an 18" chrome-lined thin contour Wylde-chambered Criterion barrel (which cost about half as much) for metal plinking and general use - and it will shoot 3/8 MOA with 50 grain Hornady V-Max bullets powered by IMR8208XBR. In short, I'd focus on getting a good barrel, free-float forend, trigger and scope. All other features have very minimal impact on accuracy as compared to the above. You could buy a DPMS Varmint model and have no problem hitting small 500 yard steel with a tuned load. If willing to spend 2K+, buy a Les Baer or equivalent custom gun. Or, spend half that for the DPMS and buy a better trigger which pulls at a much lower pull (I like about 1 1/2 pounds for my plinking and varmint rifles). The barrel could be upgraded IF you were unhappy with the performance - which would be unlikely if hitting 3/4 MOA were your goal.

 

[CJ6]

Les baer. Mine shoots 1/4 min with precise hand loads. $$

+1 I have a couple of Les Baers.

 

[5spd]

I don't have any problem hitting 400/500/600/700 steel with my basic Mossberg MMR AR15s and my hand loads.

 

[navyrad8r]

service rifle gene clark or compass lake/ white oak
match rifle compass lake, white oak, accuracy speaks (derrick martin), whitley
cheers
doc
just my .02

 

[JamesnTN]

J&P Enterprsies has been the most accurate I've owned or seen. Shot for shot I out shot a custom bolt rifle one day playing around as we were shooting Tums at 300 yards.

 

[jimcasey01]

Why limit yourself to "out of the box"? ARs are so easy to work on, and replace whatever, that it is simple. A few very basic tools, and you can do anything to them, have a very nice rifle, and save a bundle over the hi end units.

 

[A_Gamehog]

Good optics , solid mounts ,and good handloads with a Les Baer AR-15.
69 grain and 75 grain Match bullets out to 600 yards easily. 1moa
DPMS 24" 1-9 twist with a custom trigger does almost as well under 1,000$

 

[nmjwolf]

Lee Wells, Accurate and Reliable Rifle. His rifles shoot well under MOA.
Steve Bair

This x2 .
Or build your own with a Wilson barrel and a good trigger.

 

[wesmce]

Keystone Accuracy builds very accurate rifles call John he will build how you want or help you decide what will work for your needs

 

[Dan Hall]

Les Baer. I don't know any other builders that will promise the accuracy that Baer does much less deliver on that promise.

 

[2506]

I have a Bushmaster A2 configuration and all I did was put a Chip McCormick trigger in it and with my handloads of Varget and 69 Sierra MK it will shoot lights out.

 

[elkhunter7x6]

I can vouch for les baer.

 

[X-Caveman]

I too can vouch for Les Baer. Mine was an 8 twist 18" bull barrel in .223. Incredible accuracy for a gas gun (any rifle, really), albeit very heavy. Also very forgiving, as it shot most everything well. I sold it to help finance this addictive accurate rifle hobby of mine - the one that it started, basically. Yeah, that rifle has cost me $10's of thousands by now!

 

[thekriebles]

I've been very impressed with my Les Baer Custom Super Varmint in 223 Rem. It is amazingly accurate; averaging in the low .3s for 5-shot groups at 100 yds. using factory-loaded Federal Match w/69 gr. SMKs.