The gun, at least mine, is 1.25 MOA under the BEST of conditions and 1.75 is more realistic as a goal if you are talking 1000 yard (competition?). I think the best 5 shot group I ever had was 11.25" The gun could shoot 15 - 18" groups with some degree of consistency. I'm talking AMAX as I never could get solids to work. Also, check your throat. I ended up seating out to 5.75" COAL. If you want to shoot magazine length be happy with a 2 - 2.5 MOA gun. Because of the way the upper attaches to lower (pins and lugs) try setting up on a longer range target and dry fire the gun and watch the movement of the scope reticle. My gun consistently drops the cross hair from the x ring to the bottom of the 8 ring. That's 12" at 1000. Whether it is that extreme with a loaded round under lock up I have no idea but it shows the gun is inherently "loose" by design. That gun was made for a specific purpose and the ease of take down is a detriment to accuracy. You should definitely be able to get it to shoot below 2 MOA if you work a little with AMAX and H50BMG. I had mine out past a mile this fall and managed to hit 22" steel frequently enough to have fun. V/R Ed