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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 123831" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p><strong>Re: first groups out of new rifle</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello Mike! I read your post on the 300 RUM group spread with great interest. I have a custom 300 RUM on a remy action with a Lilja barrel &amp; Leupold scope with the exact same problem. And I live in AZ as well. I finally took it to another smith that does a lot of benchrest guns. He felt my "vertical stringing" of third shot was wind related. But I have a hard time believing a light breeze (3 mph) can push a 200 gr. AB traveling at 3200 fps that far right over only 200 yds. However, he also found that the locking ring on my Leupold scope eyepiece was not tight. This could have also been the problem, but I haven't had a chance to shoot it since, to see if the problem has been corrected. Let me know if you find a solution to the "walking" third shot. I'm 330+ rounds into my barrel and still not satisfied with my groups. Good luck on the elk hunt. Not sure where in AZ you live, but it might be fun to meet and compare notes sometime. I live in greater Phx area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 123831, member: 4809"] [b]Re: first groups out of new rifle[/b] Hello Mike! I read your post on the 300 RUM group spread with great interest. I have a custom 300 RUM on a remy action with a Lilja barrel & Leupold scope with the exact same problem. And I live in AZ as well. I finally took it to another smith that does a lot of benchrest guns. He felt my "vertical stringing" of third shot was wind related. But I have a hard time believing a light breeze (3 mph) can push a 200 gr. AB traveling at 3200 fps that far right over only 200 yds. However, he also found that the locking ring on my Leupold scope eyepiece was not tight. This could have also been the problem, but I haven't had a chance to shoot it since, to see if the problem has been corrected. Let me know if you find a solution to the "walking" third shot. I'm 330+ rounds into my barrel and still not satisfied with my groups. Good luck on the elk hunt. Not sure where in AZ you live, but it might be fun to meet and compare notes sometime. I live in greater Phx area. [/QUOTE]
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