Brushbeater On Practical Carbine Accuracy...

[OverMountainMan]

Very good article from our friend NCScout.

A sample-

One of the really neat things about the past couple decades, firearms-wise, is the real renaissance we’ve seen in weapons development and maximization of potential. Most visibly is this phenomena with the proliferation of the AR-15 platform, but really among all classes of weapons. One can pick up even a lower-tier carbine and have a decent action capable of making solid hits at further distances than many shoot on average. That is, if the shooter is capable. Some of this has to do with the plethora of modern ammo choices out there, some with the advent and precision of CNC machines, and some with the proliferation of free-floated handguards. While the Colt M4A1 series has a mil-spec tolerance of 4 MOA, or a ~4 inch group at 100 meters, and usually easily exceeding this your common off the shelf AR-15 can expect much better than that on average. It begins, however, with the skill of the man behind the trigger.​

 

[Chuckman]

I liked that. It's true, the M4/M16 is based on combat accuracy, and 4 MOA is about right, and for combat, HD/SD, is good enough. With the right load and the right barrel, the AR platform can be as accurate as any rifle out there and reach out and touch someone sub-MOA many hundreds of yards.

I know a lot of guys like the SPR, but to me the best in this class is the USMC SAM-R.

 

[dman24]

I liked that article. He’s got a lot of interesting info on his site.