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<blockquote data-quote="BroncBlue55" data-source="post: 2916704" data-attributes="member: 127479"><p>You have high quality components so I understand the confusion. If it were me, I don't know if I'd have your same amount of patience--so kudos to you!</p><p></p><p>You could take a peak at the bedding and ensure that the action is properly set into the stock. Remove the stock from the action and re-torque action screws in a progressive manner; torque action screws in 10 ft-lbs increments and "set" the rifle in each increment by slightly "tapping" the entire rifle against the recoil pad against a hard surface. This ensures a proper recoil lug alignment and should allow the rifle return to the same position after each shot. Repeat until action screws are torqued to spec.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you've already ran through ring and bases torques but I'd double check that again just to be certain. You could even hand-lap your rings to ensure proper fitment. If you wanted to throw extra money you could look to upgrade rings to a precision based ring; i've had good luck with rings made by Seekins.</p><p></p><p>Obviously Nightforce makes quality scopes but you could try swapping out the optic. Or even put your Nightforce on on a rifle that's known to be accurate. That way you can absolutely rule-out the scope as the culprit.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, it sounds like the weak-point in your build may be the action itself considering the amount of work that has been done to it so far. If you can't find a solution it may be worth it to take the plunge by purchasing a brand-new action. That way you can salvage the other parts of your build (and your sanity!).</p><p></p><p>Hopefully this gives some additional insights but there's a good chance you've already done all of this. If so, then hopefully someone else can chime in to provide some additional help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BroncBlue55, post: 2916704, member: 127479"] You have high quality components so I understand the confusion. If it were me, I don't know if I'd have your same amount of patience--so kudos to you! You could take a peak at the bedding and ensure that the action is properly set into the stock. Remove the stock from the action and re-torque action screws in a progressive manner; torque action screws in 10 ft-lbs increments and "set" the rifle in each increment by slightly "tapping" the entire rifle against the recoil pad against a hard surface. This ensures a proper recoil lug alignment and should allow the rifle return to the same position after each shot. Repeat until action screws are torqued to spec. It sounds like you've already ran through ring and bases torques but I'd double check that again just to be certain. You could even hand-lap your rings to ensure proper fitment. If you wanted to throw extra money you could look to upgrade rings to a precision based ring; i've had good luck with rings made by Seekins. Obviously Nightforce makes quality scopes but you could try swapping out the optic. Or even put your Nightforce on on a rifle that's known to be accurate. That way you can absolutely rule-out the scope as the culprit. Lastly, it sounds like the weak-point in your build may be the action itself considering the amount of work that has been done to it so far. If you can't find a solution it may be worth it to take the plunge by purchasing a brand-new action. That way you can salvage the other parts of your build (and your sanity!). Hopefully this gives some additional insights but there's a good chance you've already done all of this. If so, then hopefully someone else can chime in to provide some additional help! [/QUOTE]
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