What is the most accurate C&R gun you own?

• Oct 24, 2014

• #1

DennisCA

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Dec 12, 2012

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Behind Enemy Lines: Bay Area CA

This gun is more accurate than I am: (cause my eye site is getting older)

My son (who is in his mod-20's) can shoot the s**t out of it!

After that is pretty much of tie (IMHO) between my Enfield, the M1903a3 and my K11 (although I haven't shot the K11 that much)

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #2

treehugger

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Dec 2, 2010

176

Takoma Park

love my Mosin

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #3

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MilsurpDan

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Feb 1, 2012

2,217

Frederick County

I need to do a good, benched accuracy comparison with most of my stuff but from what
I usually shoot, I get the best groups with my Swedish M96 Mauser. May be surprising to some, but my Type 38 Arisaka shoots almost, if not just as good as my Swede also.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #4

MikeTF

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Jan 18, 2009

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MD 40yrs - Smith Mountain Lake, VA since '13

K31, scoped.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #5

lee2

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K31 hands down, followed closely by my springfield 1903.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #6

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Pretoria78

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Mar 30, 2008

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Northern Virginia

M 24/52C.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #7

G O B

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Nov 17, 2007

1,940

Cen TX

03-A3.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #8

Alphabrew

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Jan 27, 2013

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Woodbine

Prolly K31 or M39

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #9

-Z/28-

I wanna go fast

Dec 6, 2011

10,658

Harford Co

P08 Luger
It's a tack driver that out shoots my modern 9mms even with the primitive sights.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #10

toolness1

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Jan 5, 2014

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BFE, Missouri

Rifle: My Wideners RC K98. It is incredibly accurate with anything from factory ammo to FMJ and powder coated cast reloads. So far my best group is with 4064 and Hornady SST bullets.

Note: I have a K31 but haven't gotten to really test it out yet.

Pistol: I've gotten some impressive groups with reloads in my Yugo M57 Tokarev off a pistol rest at 20+ yards. So far, Hornady .309 XTP bullets have given me the best group.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #11

iH8DemLibz

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Apr 1, 2013

25,396

Libtardistan

My kustom Krag.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #12

shaddydan

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Oct 22, 2010

4,676

Hydes

K31 without a doubt. I've had 1.5" groups at 200 yards with irons. I know it would be better if it was s oped.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #13

Dave91

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Nov 25, 2009

1,991

Anne Arundel

My Danish Home Guard 1917 Eddystone. The Danes installed a nice target front post. I can nail gallon milk jugs at 200 yards all day with it. Shamefully, I've never tried it on paper to see how truly accurate it can shoot.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #14

amoebicmagician

Samopal Goblin

Dec 26, 2012

4,174

Columbia, MD

Gewehr 98 by a wide margin for rifles, which is weird because when I bought it I thought the bore was pitted, but it turned out just to be dirty. When cleaned the rifling was a bit worn, very shiny but not sharp any more and there appeared to be a small amount of throat erosion. That gun shoots MOA with good ammunition, it's really quite incredible.

As for pistols, that would be my Post war P38/P1. Mine is marked P-38 and not P1 even though it has the alloy frame. No hex nut but it does in fact have the larger heavier slide so I'm not too worried about hurting the gun unless I go shooting +P in her. I was advised that European ammunition is generally hotter in 9mm than American sporting 9mm, and that so long as I kept it to 124 grains or lower of not +P ammunition then the gun would be fine. Recoil is gentle and I can punch one ragged hole at 25 yards if I do my part or rest my hand/gun on my backpack.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #15

amoebicmagician

Samopal Goblin

Dec 26, 2012

4,174

Columbia, MD

Oh yeah, the best ammo I ever put through this gun (the G98) was brass cased surplus. I am like 90% sure that wideners is selling some of it right now and it's the same ammo. I bought some ammo from a buddy for 100 bucks because he threw in the ammo can and ended up with some loose 5.45x39, even though I currently don't own a rifle that shoots it, under that were a few boxes of Tulammo 7.62x39 hollow points (maybe 40 rounds) and under that boxes of the romanian steel cased 8mm mauser. Under THAT was the brass cased 8mm mauser in a plastic bag simply having "Sneyper" (sic) written on it

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #16

JHE1956

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Apr 16, 2013

751

Annapolis

My National Match Garand. Better shot than I am.

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #17

Mossyoak

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Jan 5, 2009

920

Ceciltucky

I would have to say 30-40 krag

 

• Oct 24, 2014

• #18

fred333

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SC 03-A3.

 

• Oct 25, 2014

• #19

AssMan

Meh...

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Jan 27, 2011

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Somewhere on the James River, VA

Swedish Mauser.

 

• Oct 25, 2014

• #20

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Melnic

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How do you define accuracy? 5 shot group or being able to hit close to the Xring on the first shot of the day?

You may have a great repeatable barrel but sights that are lacking.

You can have a traditionally accurate design but get one with a sewer pipe of a barrel or one that is shot out.

Ammo can play a huge factor also.

Many rifles have 'tweeks' you can perform on them to make them better.

I think if you can get 1MOA out of any Milsurp scoped then you are doing very well.