Love the clock in the background: ZERO 'continuity errors': This whole video is UNEDITED! He just presented 38 minutes of GOLD , without faltering once.

I could listen to this gentleman talk all day long. He is real.

What a gentleman, So confident in his knowledge and experience and explains his view in a very humble way.

No flashy sets or intros, silly music or cocky paid for actors. Honest and genuine programming! Better than most shows out there.

I have been shooting for over 60 years and yet, I always learn something when I watch one of your gun related videos. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank You!

This man is the very epitome of the saying "There is no substitute for experience"

Note how he looks at the chamber every time when closing the action, even knowing full well the gun is not loaded. A good shooter knows and practices the four rules.

I used to think that I knew a lot about guns and gunsmithing, but you are absolute proof that regardless of how much any one of us knows about anything, there is always someone else that knows more. You are truly a very wise man.

He says "welcome back" and I already want to like this video!

My grandfather passed away many years ago and you remind me so much of him it's almost like listening to him teaching me life lessons. Keep up the amazing, knowledgeable videos and God bless you and your family. 👍

English saying “ it’s a bad workman that’s blames his tools” a rifle is a tool. Not everyone can operate that tool equally, great vid, thanks

As a combat-disabled Marine ‘grunt’ (i.e., Infantry) and practical marksman over numerous decades, I thank you for your expertise and ability to professionally present and discuss perishable knowledge like this. While all firearms are tools and thus capable of fulfilling various hunting, sport and defensive objectives, only the RIFLE is capable of fulfilling the underlying purpose behind our 2d Amendment to the Bill of Rights. May you continue in good health & bless us with future presentations of such quality.

Thank you for this professor of gun smithing and shooting, a breed and talent that is becoming extinct, my favorite professional on any platform, especially for all his well rounded and vast experience, both decades old and contemporary, a real national treasure. Thank you for all your valuable and sagely advice and knowledge, as well as the depth you go into, it’s obviously and art and work of love.

of all the years of shooting, I find this man KNOWS HIS STUFF, and it is SO refreshing to see someone that genuinely wants to help people understand all the dynamics of shooting. thank You !!

I've had the old Model 700 in 6mm Rem. since the late 70s. I got interested in accuracy and learned how to do my own work. Floated the barrel, bedded the receiver, disassembled the trigger mechanism and polished every mating surface to 2000 grit, mirror-like. Playing with loads for several years, I finally got it to the point that, on a good day, I could get single hole groups. Then, I stopped hunting for about 20 years. When I decided to try coyotes and pulled it out, it had not been fired in all those years. There was still some ammo loaded years before. My friend wanted to shoot long range - said he had never shot over 100 yards, despite hunting for 40 years in the west !!! Laser rangefinder said 460 yards to 3 one-half gallon milk jugs. He finally nicked his jug after 7 shots. His son, super hunter, with about $3,000 invested, required 5 shots. When I looked through the scope at that 4"x10" jug, held 12" over and fired. The jug exploded ! First shot fired through that rifle in 20 years. Some shots you never forget. The smugness on those faces disappeared. I first heard about the problem with triggers on the 700 only a couple of years ago. Rather than risk a problem, I replaced the Rem. with a Timney. Wish I had done that 30 years previous; it's fantastic. Still love this rifle, at age 77 I was recently able to shoot one more single hole group.

At 77 years of age I have been shooting since age 13. I qualified Expert with the M16 in 1968 in AIT but I still learned several valuable accuracy tips from this video. Thank you sir!

As a tomboy I hunted small game with my grandfather. When he died in my early teens, I stopped hunting just because other interests came around. I otherwise don't have a lot of experience shooting. Your easy to understand, straightforward videos are wonderful. The information is presented in an organized way with basic language and comfortable pace. I recommend your videos to others routinely. So, thank you for generously sharing your life wisdom with firearms. (Hugs).

This man is a national treasure ! Thank you

No disrespect intended, I'm 54 and have plenty of grey my self , But when old boys like this Man speak you Zip it and Listen... Thank you for sharing your knowledge... My Granddad is long gone but you brought back many a memory of Him and I plinking and Coyote Hunting...Thank you for that....

I’m speechless. This is one of the best shooting and overall gun videos I’ve ever seen. He cover so many topics clearly in under 30 minutes. There are two types of people, theorist and practitioners. A theorist studies knows a lot of things while a practitioner actually goes out and does them! There’s a huge difference between knowledge and wisdom.

Always a pleasure to see your notification light up :) One thing that always makes me smile is you 'Easterners" talking about 150 yard accuracy.. .reminds me of our basic training rifle instructor holding out a shiny M-16 and proudly proclaiming it as 'accurate out to 400 meters.' He handed it to me and i could feel it twist between my right and left hands and I made a face like I'd just stepped in dog shit LOL. You see,I grew up in the high mountains of Colorado where 140 yards might get you a big snowshoe rabbit, but.... AND, I was taught to shoot by my rocket scientist father (really, no kidding) so I knew damned well that 'accuracy' in relation to the 16 which you could literally twist in your hands, meant you 'might' hit a man sized silhouette out to maybe 200- 250 meters. Anyway, my expression kinda pissed our Sgt. off and he went into one of those " Lee Ermey" Drill Sgt tirades at me. When he finished, I calmly explained why he was wrong (I had been majoring in engineering with minors in physics, chem and math at UCLA when I was drafted:) and I then told him what was 'wrong' with the rifle he handed me. He started to bitch at me some more, when another private raised his hand in the back, and shouted out, "he's exactly correct". (this guy -also a draftee, turned out to have been a grad student math/ physics/computer science guy from Berkeley when HE had been drafted (was just the 2 of us in that training company-got to know him real well in basic LOL) That night we 2 spent the night cleaning the barracks with tooth brushes- I kid u not! I think it was the next day, we went to the range for qualification. With the Sgt. leaning over my shoulder ready to " pounce" I logged a perfect score and my training company applauded.(I ended up leaving that base as the rifle record title holder)(tho NOT utilizing the 16 lol). (sorry, long story, happens when u get old :( ) ANYWAY, to get back to my original point, GB490 is exactly right in pointing out that accuracy is indeed a relative term, still, i have a hard time getting excited at 'minute of deer' in any modern rifle as even the black powder muzzle loaders of old did better, some of them a LOT better. Somewhere around in an old trunk somewhere, I have a range-master signed target I fired using an Uberti replica of Kit Carson's personal rifle; showing three .53 caliber round ball holes in a 'mickey mouse' contiguous configuration at 100 yards (i.e one hole with two little 'bumps') Center to center the group is probably .2 to .3 inches. Oh, and that rifle also had, (and still has) fixed Buckhorn and post sights. AND just so you know, I'm no rifle prodigy, BOTH my father AND my elder brother were better shots than me :) Ok, FINALLY only one more thing I have to say..Never forget that when out in the field actually hunting, you'll encounter damned few bench rests with perpendicular seating :) The point being, if you are going to hunt with your rifle, practice shooting the way you'll actually shoot in the field.

Thanks for the instructions in this video. I'm a 70 yr old from PA with 56 yrs worth of shooting and hunting experience. I knew some of the points you made but not all. Never too old to learn.

I think I just learned more in 30 minutes than I have in 40 years of shooting. Thank you!

I want to say we appreciate you. You have made KZfaq a better place.

I am glad there is someone like you putting out good information about accuracy (among many other topics). There are hundreds of guntubers out there, but your humble common sense, in addition to the depth of knowledge imparted is unsurpassed. Also, you do it in one take, which is another subject entirely. thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

I wish grampa was here forever. I'm trying to sponge as much of this up as I can while we have it. Thanks for educating myself and others.

This is the best format for KZfaq, its what it was meant to be

This is like finding a treasure chest of knowledge.

I could listen to this man all day long. You can tell he knows his business and isn't trying to feed you a line of bs. If you just sit back and listen you know your going to learn something.

You remind me of my grandfather talking to me 40 yrs ago. He knew his business and was a excellent shot and hunter. He was a WWII vet and as a kid he lived through the depression and the meat on the table came out of the mountains of NW Montana. They lived and depended on their rifles to take deer & elk. He taught me to shoot and hunt and my freezer would get restocked if I hunt that year. He taught me well. What shots are immoral and whats the right shot to take on big game. He was a good man. You are a wealth of information and make alot of these wanna be's looking like they are full of themselves. You have a common sense approach.

I usually hate instruction videos greater than about 5 minutes, they tend to waffle on. I loved this one. Well structured, I feel all bases touched on, I have saved this as one of my favourites. As an Australian, I rate this as "ball tearer" (Australian slang: "outstanding of its kind") Well done.

In the gunsmithing, shooting, and reloading world. You'll go your whole lifetime and still only scratch the surface of what there is to know. In the search for the one hole group, there are hundreds of variables involved. Never stop learning. Keep shooting.

Happy to see you talking with wisdom and propriety about one of the things I like most in this world. Thank you, sir!

When this knowledgeable man creates a video, my world comes to a screeching halt!

A good discussion. Smiled when he spoke of the old timers who worked their way through a box of ammo, one or two rounds per year. That was back when hardware stores sold rifles and ammunition.

This the best video on firearms I've ever seen. He gave so much information on the accuracy of a gun and what it means. Then when he went into vibration, this person was the genuine expert on firearms without being an engineer. Thank you sir for sharing a life time of information.

Your videos are a Godsend. I shot 30 years ago in the army and so much has changed since then and I am relearning, but also learning for the first time listening to you. Thank you.

Great explanation, and thank you for your service! Accuracy definitely has many meanings. A coworker and I went shooting in the desert: he was amazed at my shotgun accuracy and I was amazed at his pistol accuracy. He couldn't hit a clay pigeon to save his life and I couldn't hit a can at 15 yards with his Glock to save *my* life.

thank you for these great classroom discussions. I've been shooting for 40+ years. my dad taught me to shoot he was a Pennsylvania farm boy and he was also a WW2 combat veteran , I lost him when I was only 17 but he and my best buddy and I went shooting weekly ( I just lost my buddy last summer) so it's just my kids and me now. I missed listening to my dad and his instructions, I get so much practical information from you that I'd learned from my dad and don't think much about anymore . so you've got me thinking about these things and I'm handing this wisdom down to my kids(my son is 25 and daughter is 11 years of age) anyway thanks for these lessons I want you to know that we really appreciate these videos!

My grandfather was a gunsmith... he taught me to shoot from the age of 4yrs old. Here I am at 40 with over a million rounds down range and I really felt like I was listening to him back when I was a kid. I love your channel! I agree 100% with everything you covered here.

Ah, I thought this was going to be a slow day for good videos, and boom, a GunBlue video shows up and I get to learn.

First simple definition of MOA I’ve ever heard. Thanks for that, been waiting a long time lol.

I was a Combat Arms Instructor in the military way back in the mid 70's. I am so glad I saw this video. It was a very good refresher of many aspics I had long forgotten. Thank you

Forgot to mention this is one of the most intelligent person I have heard speak on this topic

Thanks! I needed some sane event in my life today.

As always, Thank You, and Benny is in our families Prayers.

As always, this is a great video. Whenever I discuss accuracy with any of my shooting friends, I make the same points you do about accuracy expectations and reality. After that, I add one more huge variable, and that is shooting ability. As crazy as this sounds, I probably only have 3 or 4 friends that can shoot a sub-MOA group from the bench. It takes a lot of practice to build the skill necessary to take advantage of a rifle capable of shooting a tiny group. Recently, a good friend was out shooting with me. He could not get better than about a 2.5" group with his .270 Win, and he asked me what I thought. I took his rifle and shot a .8" 5-shot group. The rifle loved the factory load he had chosen. We spent the next hour or so going over bench technique and various basic marksmanship skills. He is now a very happy rifleman.

I've learned so much from you. Thank you, for your years of experience that you've given me so freely. Again, Thank You!

Always a pleasure to listen to this level of wisdom

Biggest detriment to accuracy is the shooter

A master class in accuracy. You are a great teacher - thank you for taking your time and energy to teach us here who want to learn. It’s an honor to have a great teacher and you deserve an award for your patience and skill in explaining things.

I just learned more in the last 39 minutes than I did in the last 39 years. I have never watched this man's channel before, but I feel that his knowledgeable advice can be trusted without question. His lesson seems to be based more on physics & engineering than just his opinion. Thank you Sir

Just love this guy approach to his videos...the information is solid, his expertise is without question, the teaching is spot on, all without the hype of other gun channels. A pure gem👌👍 God bless.

I have finally found the shooting guide I've been looking for! I've been shooting since my childhood and I still know that there's always more than I can learn, and every little bit makes great differences.

Such a pleasure to see/hear from a man such as yourself. Thankyou! You've amassed great knowledge 👏 plenty of hours behind you.

I have been into guns and shooting for years and still learned a lot from this video. This man really knows what he is talking about and I look forward to watching more of his videos.

Your videos bring a lot of joy to me. Just wanted to let you know. All the work and thought you put in for us is very much appreciated. Thank you!!!

Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge in a way that is like sitting down and talking with a friend.

Excellent as always, sir. Thank you for taking the time to pass on a portion of your knowledge and experience.

This is the first time I have ever seen one of Gun Blue's videos... he SO reminds me of my grandfather that I am amazed. This man is incredible and I feel very fortunate that he is willing to make and share videos like this.

I wonder why people downvoted this video. I found it very interesting and informative.

I'm watching this in New Orleans and your presentation is so informative and engaging it took me 26 minutes to realize you're wearing an apron from Central Grocery! Thank you so very much for taking the time to present this video

A really informative video from a guy who clearly has a massive amount of experience. And the way he delivers his insights without any hint of arrogance or condescendingness is really refreshing.

Mr Gunblue I want to thank again for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. God bless you and yours

Thank you for yet another great video. We all appreciate the great work you do..

Working my way through your videos every night, thank you again. I am 61 and just started reloading . Have always shot, not much having been in business for myself the last 30 years, but now I have time to really enjoy your wisdom. Hope Benny is ok, thanks again!

These are truly words born of wisdom and experience. All too often I see videos of younger gentleman using unrefined and misaligned understanding of what is actually happening. Thank you for all your shared knowledge and efforts to educate.

I LOVE your knowledge in every video you have made. You sir are a true sportsman, shooter and hunter. God bless you sir and keep the videos coming. You are a wealth of knowledge! Pure class!

Excellent excellent points! Thank you sir, for all those great tips. It’s comforting for me to know that there are things I can work on, and that I have to just accept the rest, or realize, “this is not the time to do it. “. And that there is so much that contributes to accuracy, or lack there of.

I do believe I at one time or another I knew and understood all that you talked about in this video but over the last 50 years since I was well trained in the Marine Corps some things have become faded or just not real clear in my memory as they once were. I really want to thank you for pooling all that knowledge into this one clear and concise video and for bringing it all back together in my mind. SEMPER FI.

Awesome pair of vids. It’s GREAT to see a craftsman at work. Well narrated, we’ll explained, attention to detail and a good step by step guide with plenty of detail. Thanks for sharing this knowledge

What a great video! I think some people, especially new shooters, get frustrated by reading people on the internet talk about there .5 MOA rifles when there same rifle is shooting 2" to 4" groups. You can bet many of them are full of it.

I suspect this video is going to help out a lot of people. And thank you for another great video.

Wish id had this sort of video during my time in the RAF in the late 70s

Thank you for this vid !… I’ve taught shooters that had accuracy problems the very things you’ve mentioned and it’s time consuming to say the least ( now I’ll share your vid ) especially at the range…I’ve always preached the mechanics of what you’re using can be correct or corrected first with or without further investment within given boundaries of what’s used..the human is the biggest factor in inconsistency…you’ve also touched a subject on the 77/22 I have and dealt with and also free floated the bbl and other mods to it ( factory components)and achieved exceptional accuracy for what it is…..practice is not perfect…Perfect Practice is Perfect !!

Finally. Been waiting for your video, thanks

Very informative instructional video on accuracy. Thank you for allowing us to benefit from your experience and knowledge.

This gentleman knows what he is talking about. His experience and wisdom is priceless. You have my thanks and respect for sharing your knowledge! Thank you sir!

I love it when you open a can of worms! Blessings in Christ from Northern Maine. I enjoy the series on casting bullets. I pray you and your wife and Benny are doing well.

You are my absolute favorite KZfaq channel! Literally, my favorite. I’ve watched your cleaning/oiling videos several times and totally changed my routine as a result. Thank you!

You are so insightful, that you got over the heads of many. Thanks so much for the lesson S! I just hope I can retain 10% of what you taught us!

This is the best, most knowledgable, and most underrated firearms channel. Simple, realistic, practical, based on experience, no ego blowing smoke and mirrors, no cool factor bs, no macho bs, just straight helpful knowledge. Thank you Gunblue490.

Thank you sir, finally after all of these years, a simple way to describe what a minute of angle is.

Your videos are wonderful. Your knowledge of firearms is amazing and your presence is well taken. I love to learn from you and really appreciate your time. Thank you.

You, Sir, are an incredible source of knowledge and nice enough to share it in a way that everyone can understand it. Not just anyone is capable of doing that. I always learn something when listening to you. Now...let me go and look a the scope on my Ruger Mini-14 again. Cheers.

Thank you for sharing a fraction of your knowledge and wisdom. I enjoy your videos very much.

Thank you! I just learned more about rifle accuracy with this one video than almost ten years of KZfaq.

Another great shooting discussion, thanks for sharing. Glad to hear our favorite Brittany is doing well. God Bless!

Wow so much good info I will have to watch several times to take it all in. Thank you very much for the great video.

2 minutes and 34 seconds into this and this man made my day from a bad day into a great day thank you for those memories

First vid of yours I’ve seen and I’m so glad I did. Great job explaining theses accuracy issues.

I'll just say, the amount of knowledge you have about firearms is equivalent to the amount of knowledge that anyone with a PhD would have in their respective field. The way you present your information is also very scientific. Were you taught this or is this the result of a lifetime of hard work and self-study? Very interested to learn more about you specifically.

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Best explanation of accuracy standards and mirage I have heard in my 54 years. I am checking out the rest of your videos. So glad I stumbled onto this. And accuracy for me is pretty much how you described it. It really depends on what I am doing and how much accuracy I "need". Medium to large game at 150 yards and in it isn't a huge deal. I would like 2 moa just for a cushion but realistically in the field 6 inch groups are minute of deer in my eyes. Where I live I can't use a centerfire rifle for deer so I use a modern inline muzzle loader. I want to see at least 3 inch groups off a bench at 130 yards. 150 yards would be a long shot in the areas I hunt and that leaves me with some room for any mistakes I would make when actually hunting. Now for vamint hunting at 200 or 300 yards it is a different ball game. Longer distances, smaller targets. I am pretty picky about my .22's and small game hunting as well. Or just target shooting for fun. For others hitting a soup can at 40 or 50 yards might be just fine.

Thank you for being such an excellent ambassador to the shooting sports. God bless you and your family and God bless Benny

Thank you professor for another well taught lesson. God bless you, the Mrs. and Benny.

Excellent tutorial! I thought I knew all those those accuracy points, beforehand. I didn’t! The mirage thing and consistent shooter position, wow! Thank a million, sir. Always a pleasure.

Friend, You are so very correct. You do a fine job of explaining 'potential' accuracy issues, that I'm certain effect a few shooters. You also explain the hard truth of reality. Most people who pick up a firearm are not capable of shooting that firearm to it's potential! I've seen this with military personnel, LE officers and the general public. People watch movies and think they are some kind of Sniper accurate shooter, but they are not. Most people don't know which eye is dominant. They won't hold a weapon consistently and few have ever heard of breath control. Your video is great for most people. There are always going to be those potential 'bench rest' shooters who can't place a group on the paper, though. I'm not the guy who can make videos that reach people. I, in my opinion, think that you can help a lot of people with a video about sighting, breath control and cheek weld. You have the knowledge and the ability to publish it. There was a day when this kind of thing was taught by parents but if times change, the teaching can. Great video and Take Care Friend, John

I was happy to learn from you, and I noticed some points I'd heard but not taken to heart in my own shooting. Thanks for the tips, and take my subscription with compliments!

again as always, Thank you Sir!