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More dissappointment in some "great manufacturers".
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 699914" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>I've got the same rifle, more or less. A fluted Varmint. I got it about 15 years ago. It didn't shoot factory ammo very well and was kind of picky about reloads but it likes 52 grain Sierra flat base bullets and IMR 4064 powder. It won't shoot boat tails or bullets that are very heavy or light. It needed, and got, a trigger job. I never considered it a 500 yard gun due to the wind pushing my shots around but I've busted many coyotes with it. </p><p></p><p>Your friend will greatly benefit from the effort of reloading. I would even guess he will never be satisfied until he does. As mentioned earlier, he should probably rethink his heavy reticle scope decision. Since he won't take any advice, you may offer to mount one of your Vortex scopes on it and let him shoot it. Changing scopes will then become <em><u>his idea</u></em>. He can also send his scope to Leopold and get the reticle changed to a fine reticle if he doesn't want to buy a new scope.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what to think about the gunsmith shooting that rifle in the 1's but duplicating those groups seems quite optimistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 699914, member: 41338"] I've got the same rifle, more or less. A fluted Varmint. I got it about 15 years ago. It didn't shoot factory ammo very well and was kind of picky about reloads but it likes 52 grain Sierra flat base bullets and IMR 4064 powder. It won't shoot boat tails or bullets that are very heavy or light. It needed, and got, a trigger job. I never considered it a 500 yard gun due to the wind pushing my shots around but I've busted many coyotes with it. Your friend will greatly benefit from the effort of reloading. I would even guess he will never be satisfied until he does. As mentioned earlier, he should probably rethink his heavy reticle scope decision. Since he won't take any advice, you may offer to mount one of your Vortex scopes on it and let him shoot it. Changing scopes will then become [I][U]his idea[/U][/I]. He can also send his scope to Leopold and get the reticle changed to a fine reticle if he doesn't want to buy a new scope. I'm not sure what to think about the gunsmith shooting that rifle in the 1's but duplicating those groups seems quite optimistic. [/QUOTE]
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