November 1999

Precision Rifle Test: One-Hole Marvels With “Tactical” Tags

Robar’s SR 90 drills ‘em in there, but so does the Autauga Tactical. The eardrum-thumping Dakota Longbow comes close in our evaluation, but doesn’t quite earn the cigar.

Precision rifles like the Robar SR90 are built
ûto put one or two shots into a very small target
ûat very long range. To do this, they employ
ûheavy barrels, high-magnification scopes,
ûsynthetic adjustable stocks, bipods, adjustable
ûtarget-type sling swivels, and other features.

The problem of reliably driving one bullet into the center of a target at long range has plagued riflemen ever since the first rifled arm was created. In the quest for this holy grail, thousands of shooters have fired millions of groups over the years, and from time to time these groups have achieved incredibility. Still, after generations of riflemen, the problem is still with us.

A group of products, generically called tactical rifles in their use by law enforcement and military sharpshooters, purports to solve this problem. Instead of tactical rifle, we prefer the moniker “precision rifle,” for such a firearm is built to put one or two shots—precisely—into a…

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