Originally Posted by
c3d4b2
It kind of depends on the comparison. If you are comparing AR's to bench rest, the Bench rest will be more accurate. Generally at the High power rifle matches, the AR's can hold there own with the bolt guns. The AR's do seem to have an advantage in the rapid fire stages due to not having to work the bolt and magazine reloads are easier than stripper clips.
When I first started shooting highpower I was amazed at how accurate AR's were. In the hands of the better shooters I saw on several occasions 2 to 3 inch 10 shot rapid fire groups. In the sitting rapids (at 200 yards) the shooter would start from a standing position and when the targets went up he would have 60 seconds to assume the sitting position and fire 2 shots, change the magazine then fire 8 shots in 60 seconds. Of course the bolt guns are doing just as well, though there does not seem to be as many bolt guns.
Off of a bench I have seen AR's shoot groups similar to Mike's examples.