Quote Originally Posted by Hoser View Post
To a point.

If your rifle wont shoot, how do you know if you need to work on your ammo, position, wind reading, ect.

Buy the best you can possibly afford and have someone that knows the game teach you.
This is right on. I've been teaching myself the long range game, and for a good year I wasn't able to determine what was me and what was the rifle/load. If I could have afforded it, I'd have bought the most accurate rifle money can buy, and when there were problems I'd have known they were me and not the gun. After more than a year of shooting at least every week, I'm just now getting to the point where I can differentiate between shooter error and an equipment problem.