Frequently Asked Questions

These are some of the questions we are asked most frequently. We have answered them here to help you learn from the experiences of other customers.

1. Can you make my rifle fire more accurately?
2. Why do your rifles cost less than those sold by the "Big Boys"?
3. What is the best scope for my rifle?
4. Why can't I get consistent results with factory ammo?
5. Why doesn't higher velocity ammo with a flatter trajectory increase the accuracy of my rifle?

Answers:

1. Can you make my rifle fire more accurately?
   
   Yes! Unless your rifle is consistently firing groups of 0.25" or less at 100 yards, we can improve the accuracy of your rifle. The process is called Accurizing and is described in detail on the Accurizing page.
    
2. Why do your rifles cost less than those sold by the "Big Boys"?
   
   As described on the About Us page, Accurate Arms is a one-man operation dedicated to building accurate custom rifles that meet your requirements. We have low overhead because we don't have a large staff and building, and we don't spend 10s of thousands of dollars each month in advertising or 100s of thousands of dollars on gun show booths; instead, we depend on our low budget gun show booth and word-of-mouth referrals to increase our business.
    
3. What is the best scope for my rifle?
   
   There's no one answer to this question. The scope and the rifle must work together as a system to provide the best results. The most important feature of a good scope is quality optics. Low cost scopes suffer from parallax problems that lead to variable shot groups in long range shooting. Parallax means that a change in the position of your eye with respect to the scope changes the point where the cross hairs intersect the target while the rifle is held still. All scopes suffer from parallax at some ranges but parallax is usually less with quality scopes and many have parallax adjustments.
    
4. Why can't I get consistent results with factory ammo?
   
   Your ammo must work in harmony with the rifle's components, especially the chamber and barrel. The subject of factory vs. hand loaded ammo is described in detail on the Accurizing page.
    
5. Why doesn't higher velocity ammo with a flatter trajectory increase the accuracy of my rifle?
   
   The increase in pressure inside the rifle barrel with magnum loads that yields higher bullet velocity also affects the way the rifle components behave as the bullet travels down the barrel. Harmonic vibration and distortion of the barrel can affect the path of the bullet and degrade accuracy. Higher velocity loads also decrease the life of the chamber and barrel. For optimum accuracy, the optimum bullet velocity should be determined for each rifle, another part of "tuning" your ammo to your rifle.