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Nead help with Savage 308
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<blockquote data-quote="JUDD" data-source="post: 161264" data-attributes="member: 8739"><p><strong>savage</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>groups are just big....ex. five shot group 2 high about 11:00 each touching and 2 low about 5:00 touching with one dead center of the two groups. total group size has been around 1 1/4 - 1 1/2.</p><p></p><p>stock is not bedded</p><p>crown is in good shape</p><p>action screws are tight</p><p>barrel is tight</p><p>barrel is not touching stock anywhere</p><p>new scope will be on next week (6.5x20x50 VXIII)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>around 200 rounds total</p><p>cleaning procedure:</p><p>cleaned when first got it</p><p>cleaned every shot for five shots</p><p>cleaned every three shots for 15 shots</p><p>now it gets cleaned after every test group</p><p></p><p>I use sweets 7.62</p><p>have not been getting excessive copper and barrel looks good</p><p></p><p>I shoot my 5 shot group and then clean.....shoot 2 foulers and then proceede with my five shot group then clean again. </p><p></p><p>I really don't think it's the gun. I believe it is either very picky with it powder/bullet combo or it's the scope. will know if it's the scope next week when the luepy comes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JUDD, post: 161264, member: 8739"] [b]savage[/b] groups are just big....ex. five shot group 2 high about 11:00 each touching and 2 low about 5:00 touching with one dead center of the two groups. total group size has been around 1 1/4 - 1 1/2. stock is not bedded crown is in good shape action screws are tight barrel is tight barrel is not touching stock anywhere new scope will be on next week (6.5x20x50 VXIII) around 200 rounds total cleaning procedure: cleaned when first got it cleaned every shot for five shots cleaned every three shots for 15 shots now it gets cleaned after every test group I use sweets 7.62 have not been getting excessive copper and barrel looks good I shoot my 5 shot group and then clean.....shoot 2 foulers and then proceede with my five shot group then clean again. I really don't think it's the gun. I believe it is either very picky with it powder/bullet combo or it's the scope. will know if it's the scope next week when the luepy comes. [/QUOTE]
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