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Analyze my target - is something wrong with my Tikka T3?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 992953" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p><strong><em>Have I worked up a load that it too tempermental? </em></strong></p><p>I doubt that. Your groups open up "consistently" from one target to the next. </p><p>A load issue wouldn't reveal itself in that way.</p><p><em><strong>My gun is a Tikka T3 light in .243. I added an aftermarket Bell and Carlson stock with a full length aluminum bedding block. The barrel is free floated.</strong></em></p><p>What's the clearance between the stock's barrel channel and the barrel?</p><p>Is it "free floated" all the back to the recoil lug?</p><p>Is the recoil lug pinned?</p><p>What's the torque on the action screws?</p><p>It's mounted in a bedding block but is is "bedded" entirely?</p><p><em><strong>My gut feeling is that this may be caused by barrel heating?</strong></em> </p><p>That's a good possibility in a rifle as light as the Tikka T3 light.</p><p><em><strong>But will a hunting rifle open up groups like this after only 8 shots?</strong></em> </p><p>That's certainly a possibility but if you haven't finished the job with the first two shots you should probably hunt less and practice more.</p><p></p><p>Horizontal stringing can be caused by several factors, including shoulder position and pressure, rear bag positioning (if you use one) barrel overheating, poor bedding, incorrect torque of action screws, barrel (even when "free floated") contacting the stock as it heats up, etc.</p><p>Are you shooting from a rest? Bipod? Bench? Off hand positions? Sling? Prone?</p><p>There are a number of factors that need to be considered in finding a solution to your problem</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 992953, member: 50867"] [B][I]Have I worked up a load that it too tempermental? [/I][/B] I doubt that. Your groups open up "consistently" from one target to the next. A load issue wouldn't reveal itself in that way. [I][B]My gun is a Tikka T3 light in .243. I added an aftermarket Bell and Carlson stock with a full length aluminum bedding block. The barrel is free floated.[/B][/I] What's the clearance between the stock's barrel channel and the barrel? Is it "free floated" all the back to the recoil lug? Is the recoil lug pinned? What's the torque on the action screws? It's mounted in a bedding block but is is "bedded" entirely? [I][B]My gut feeling is that this may be caused by barrel heating?[/B][/I] That's a good possibility in a rifle as light as the Tikka T3 light. [I][B]But will a hunting rifle open up groups like this after only 8 shots?[/B][/I] That's certainly a possibility but if you haven't finished the job with the first two shots you should probably hunt less and practice more. Horizontal stringing can be caused by several factors, including shoulder position and pressure, rear bag positioning (if you use one) barrel overheating, poor bedding, incorrect torque of action screws, barrel (even when "free floated") contacting the stock as it heats up, etc. Are you shooting from a rest? Bipod? Bench? Off hand positions? Sling? Prone? There are a number of factors that need to be considered in finding a solution to your problem [/QUOTE]
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