[keithdog]

Thank you gentlemen. I'll just assume the greater accuracy people claim from bolt actions to be a result of them frequently having smoother, lighter, hunting triggers rather than combat triggers, and the fact that many bolt actions (though surely not all) tend to have barrels in excess of 16". My AR 15 shoots great, even with crap steel. I'll just get the 308 down the road if I can afford to get that, the scope, and stockpiles of another type of ammo.