If it's a lightweight barrel, I would be happy and move on enjoying it every time I went to the range.
The 1 MOA thing is really for 10" groups at 1000yds from sniper systems.
Bench rest guys are looking to beat the last record, which is measured in inches shrinking every few years at 1000yds.
If it's for hunting, tell me the practical advantage a 1 MOA rifle has over a 1.5 MOA rifle at 200 or even 300yds. How about 400yds?
If you're good enough to visualize the heart at any of those distances, what does the math say about your ability to put a round through it with a 1 MOA vs 1.5 MOA rifle?
1 MOA at 200yds = 2" / 1.5 MOA at 200yds = 3"
1 MOA at 300yds = 3" / 1.5 MOA at 300yds = 4.5"
1 MOA at 400yds = 4" / 1.5 MOA at 400yds = 6"
The lungs are huge on a deer, generally around 10-12".
Most steel plates are 12-18".
We know you're not entering a competition with a Hanson profile lightweight Grendel carbine with small plates like in PRS, so I would and have been tickled with carbines that will shoot 1.5 MOA, especially if the barrels were in the $200 range.
When I want carbines that will shoot sub-MOA consistently just because, I've bought Liljas for twice that.
The 1 MOA thing is really for 10" groups at 1000yds from sniper systems.
Bench rest guys are looking to beat the last record, which is measured in inches shrinking every few years at 1000yds.
If it's for hunting, tell me the practical advantage a 1 MOA rifle has over a 1.5 MOA rifle at 200 or even 300yds. How about 400yds?
If you're good enough to visualize the heart at any of those distances, what does the math say about your ability to put a round through it with a 1 MOA vs 1.5 MOA rifle?
1 MOA at 200yds = 2" / 1.5 MOA at 200yds = 3"
1 MOA at 300yds = 3" / 1.5 MOA at 300yds = 4.5"
1 MOA at 400yds = 4" / 1.5 MOA at 400yds = 6"
The lungs are huge on a deer, generally around 10-12".
Most steel plates are 12-18".
We know you're not entering a competition with a Hanson profile lightweight Grendel carbine with small plates like in PRS, so I would and have been tickled with carbines that will shoot 1.5 MOA, especially if the barrels were in the $200 range.
When I want carbines that will shoot sub-MOA consistently just because, I've bought Liljas for twice that.
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6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
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CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com