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The .30-378 Weatherby Magnum is one of the most accurate rifle cartridges. The cartridge held the world record for accuracy at 1,000 yards (910 m) for over thirty years. Given factory ammunition, Weatherby guarantees 1.5 MOA accuracy from their Weatherby Mark V action rifles and sub-MOA (.99 MOA or better) accuracy from their Range Certified ...
The 6mm PPC (Palmisano & Pindel Cartridge), or 6x38 PPC as it is more often called, is a centerfire rifle cartridge used almost exclusively for benchrest shooting. [2] It is one of the most accurate cartridges available at distances of up to 300 meters.
It is touted as being one of the most accurate long-range 6 mm rounds in the world that is designed for repeating rifles. [citation needed] The 6XC is now a CIP standardized case. [5] The origin is listed as Sweden since Norma standardised the case. Factory brass is available from Norma and Peterson. [6]
Most factory Swift rifles come with a fairly slow twist-rate such as 1–12 or 1–14 inch, designed to stabilize the lighter bullets popular in varmint hunting. Custom Swifts can have faster twist-rates such as 1–9 inch allowing them to stabilize heavy bullets, including those with a construction suitable for larger game. [15] [16]
The rifle is known for having very good precision, and has been used by hunters and sport shooters, and also in a sniper version known as SIG Sauer SSG 2000 by police and defense forces. For being a hunting rifle, the Sauer 80/90 is known for having a somewhat high weight compared to competing models. [citation needed]
Lobaev SVL sniper rifles are factory guaranteed to have 0.3 MOA accuracy with specific ammunition. [3] With a typical accuracy potential of sub-0.2 MOA at ranges exceeding 2,000 meters, [ 4 ] the Lobaev company claims it builds the most accurate long-range sniper rifle in the world.
For snipers, Karabiner 98k rifles selected for being exceptionally accurate during factory tests were fitted with a telescopic sight and issued as sniper rifles. The sniper rifles with Zeiss Zielvier 4× (ZF39) telescopic sights were expected to be capable of head or chest shots up to 400 m (437 yd) and to hit a standing man at 600 m (656 yd ...
This level of accuracy is only average compared to most modern bolt action sniper rifles, but is still exceptional for a semi-automatic rifle and at one time was claimed to be "one of the most accurate semi-automatic sniper rifles in the world." [2]