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Chamber problem or ammo problem?
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<blockquote data-quote="Topshot" data-source="post: 397399" data-attributes="member: 13285"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I have been hand loading some ammo for a new Remington SPS in 7mm Remington Magnum. I also bought some Remington Factory ammo to use for comparison. Now this ammo is standard Remington 175 grain Cor-Lokt stuff nothing special but should be OK.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The first group I shot with it went just under 4 inches at 100 yards while my first few attempts at hand loads went into about 1 1/2 inches. I also found the factory ammo hard to extract.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I have since replaced the plastic stock with a new Laminate stock and have worked on the trigger. The rifle now easily groups under 1 inch with my hand loads.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Today, I went back and tried another group with the Remington Factory ammo to see what improvement this may have had. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Well it grouped right on 5 inches at 100 yards. Also with two of the shots I had to belt the bolt open with a block of wood. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I am not game to fire any more of this ammo in my rifle.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Now is this just poor factory ammo or is there something wrong with my chamber?</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topshot, post: 397399, member: 13285"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I have been hand loading some ammo for a new Remington SPS in 7mm Remington Magnum. I also bought some Remington Factory ammo to use for comparison. Now this ammo is standard Remington 175 grain Cor-Lokt stuff nothing special but should be OK.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The first group I shot with it went just under 4 inches at 100 yards while my first few attempts at hand loads went into about 1 1/2 inches. I also found the factory ammo hard to extract.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I have since replaced the plastic stock with a new Laminate stock and have worked on the trigger. The rifle now easily groups under 1 inch with my hand loads.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Today, I went back and tried another group with the Remington Factory ammo to see what improvement this may have had. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Well it grouped right on 5 inches at 100 yards. Also with two of the shots I had to belt the bolt open with a block of wood. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I am not game to fire any more of this ammo in my rifle.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Now is this just poor factory ammo or is there something wrong with my chamber?[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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