Troy, they can be darn accurate, submoa easily with the right scope and loads. They will rival accuracy in a good bolt rifle at medium distances with a little practice. Look at them as a mini bolt action or break action. I don't have any at present, but two I'm more familiar with are the older TC's and Savage 516's. I like the TC for one reason interchangable barrels, I don't especially care for the break action or grip position, but it can be very accurate , servicable, and a lot of different accessory options. If I had a choice it would be the no longer in production Savage 516 you can still find good used ones, for around 400 to 600 approx. It's a blind box magazine fed bolt action repeater with a left hand bolt for right handed shooters. The only thing I don't like about it is the slight amount of slop in the mechanical linkage trigger due to the grip being foreward of the sear, a good gunsmith can correct this if it has too much play. I do like the grip position being foreward it's more balanced and less recoil rise in the heavier calibers. The left hand bolt just makes sense in this repeater because you can manipulate the bolt with your left hand while still holding onto the grip. It's a very good design. One thing I didn't care for the weatherby cfp is the rear grip position and right hand bolt. The 223 is a joy to shoot. I haven't came across any of the 516's in 223 otherwise i'd be seriously looking at it. The last one I should have bought was in 308 without the muzzle brake and I passed on it, that was dumb on my part considering it was only 300 bucks in primo condition.