Guess I'm too picky. I won't keep any military bolt rifle that won't shoot 2" or better at 100 yds. Most all others must shoot better than 1" at 100 yds and better than 2" at 200 yards or I just won't keep them. The thought of spending upwards of $1,000.00 for an Italian replica that won't shoot with any degree of real accuracy, kind of sticks in my craw. I'm still really interested but-----
I'd be very interested to hear from those that have done accuracy testing and load development. Thanks to all for the replies, I'm still trying to get the whole CAS thing sorted out.
With my 44wcf black powder loads mine are minute of deer kill zone out to 100 yards.
They will consistently hit silhouette targets at 200-250 if I do my part. You will find that load development is taken pretty serious among certain ones of us but your not driving tacks like you would with a 6mm PPC.
I would be crazy to expect the same accuracy out of a stubby low b.c. lead projectile traveling at a max 1300 FPS as I would out of my 7 mag with a high b.c. projectile and a 3260 fps muzzle velocity.
If you expect that out of ALL of your rifles then a pistol caliber lever action might not be for you.
Now if you want to go out and have a ton of fun with firearms using them for their intended purpose then welcome to the campfire.
I will also say that if accuracy is your game then NCOWS will fit you much better than SASS. Targets are much farther and accuracy is rewarded with the higher deductions for misses.