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7 Proven Ways to Improve Rifle Accuracy

Looking for ways to improve the accuracy of your rifles? Here are seven proven things you can do to tighten groups; most can be completed in your shop with the right tools.

7 Proven Ways to Improve Rifle Accuracy

April 05, 2022 By Joseph von Benedikt

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Centuries ago, controversy raged about why rifled muzzleloaders were more accurate than smoothbore guns. Proponents claimed that because the ball fired downrange by the rifle was spinning rapidly, the devil couldn’t ride it and lead it astray. Opponents argued back that somehow the spiral grooves gave the devil control, enabling him to guide bullets to more deadly ends.

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