11-11-2011, 02:23 PM
Hoot Wrote:It was hard transitioning from highly accurate bolt guns to the AR. With my bolt guns, you had to try hard to make them shoot poorly. Just the opposite with the ARs I have shot. Seems like every presentation flaw you have, contributes exponentially to loss of accuracy in an AR. If I hold mine in a "death grip", it tends to have excellent vertical dispersion, but strings horizontally. That's just me. Also, my experience has been that the smaller the caliber, the more sensitive it is to presentation flaws. My 450b shoots MOA or less at 100 yards almost at will. I can let it practically free recoil, hold onto it lightly, tightly, doesn't matter. Again, just my experience though. If my livelihood depended upon putting my first shot into an X-ring at modest ranges, an AR would be my last choice.
Hoot
I think Tubbs discussed this at-length when he used to shoot an AR10 in competition. I've noticed that the heavier AR's that are built solid, where the rifle feels like one well-balanced tuning fork can get away with less muscling, especially with a lot of rear weight. The Magpul PRS really helps make an appropriate-size AR shoot better, I think, as far as the human interaction with the gun goes. A lightweight gun with a match barrel will have tons of accuracy potential, but you have to work harder when shooting it like a bench queen.
It makes more and more sense to me why DCM shooters stuff those lead weights in their stocks, but I ain't doin' that on a field gun. For the practical field application, the VTAC 2-point quick-adjust sling will be your friend.