Christensen Arms 6.5 PRC question
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Steiger
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That is exactly what we were doing. Loading to manage the recoil and be able to stay on target.
dok7mm
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It's rare to see a rifle shoot to same POI in a sled vs bipod, at least what I've seen. I would zero with method you're going to use.
If scope reticle is level to your barrel level like it should be, an anti-cant level would help you maintain that. The farther the shot, the farther off your POI will be. You can level your rifle, then level the reticle with a plumbob line.
If your scope is canted, anyone that shoots it will have same results, if that is the problem.
CA hasn't impressed me with their bedding process, but I'd pull everything apart and use an inch # torque wrench to verify the action screws are 50-65 inch pounds. Then check torque on scope base after you've cleaned action holes. Blue loctite the screws & torque to maker recommended torque value. Lastly, level scope and torque cap screws as rated (15-20 inch #), using loctite.
These are the basics, get them verified first. If this is beyond your comfort zone, get a "good" gunsmith to set things up and open barrel inlet to relieve the touching & check bedding.
If this does not improve your POI, have that smith find the problem and fix it or return to CA. A " true shooter" should find and fix the problem right away and have tools to do it. Guess that wasn't part of the school.
There's at least 100 people here that could find the problem in a few minutes, were they there in person.
If scope reticle is level to your barrel level like it should be, an anti-cant level would help you maintain that. The farther the shot, the farther off your POI will be. You can level your rifle, then level the reticle with a plumbob line.
If your scope is canted, anyone that shoots it will have same results, if that is the problem.
CA hasn't impressed me with their bedding process, but I'd pull everything apart and use an inch # torque wrench to verify the action screws are 50-65 inch pounds. Then check torque on scope base after you've cleaned action holes. Blue loctite the screws & torque to maker recommended torque value. Lastly, level scope and torque cap screws as rated (15-20 inch #), using loctite.
These are the basics, get them verified first. If this is beyond your comfort zone, get a "good" gunsmith to set things up and open barrel inlet to relieve the touching & check bedding.
If this does not improve your POI, have that smith find the problem and fix it or return to CA. A " true shooter" should find and fix the problem right away and have tools to do it. Guess that wasn't part of the school.
There's at least 100 people here that could find the problem in a few minutes, were they there in person.
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CA spot beds the front lug, and barrel channel is usually off. I hate their sporter stock so I usually install a carbon high comb stock and bed myself. If you like the stock, have a gunsmith remove the crap bed job from CA and give it a full length glass bed. There is probably pillars in the stock, most my CA stocks have em from factory. I've always found improvements in accuracy by doing this.
Cornbinder57
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to directly answer your question Christensen uses a Remington clone, so you can use a Remington footprint stock. You might have to mill for the side bolt release, other than that you are good to go.
Jeffrey Van Zandt
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the stock only touches the barrel when the bipod is on it? open it up
Jeff99
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I bought a Mesa Long Range 6.5 PRC in April. It shot terrible groups and then I noticed the stock was touching the barrel in the same spot you are referring to. I fixed it by slightly enlarging the barrel channel and now it shoots very well. You shouldn't have to do that for the money paid, but it is what it is.
What model is it? A large portion of their rifles are only spot bedded from the factory. I would suggest bedding the entire barreled action. I have the Ridgeline in 6.5. Creedmoor and bedded mine. The spot bedding they do is marginal at best. You don't need a new stock. If you do buy a new stock more than likely you'd be doing a bedding job on that one also.
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Steiger
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No it is constantly touching
That's your problem. The stock needs to be reworked a little and the action bedded. Contact Christensen and send it back. They will make it right. A friend of mine had a similar issue and they took care of it. They also sent it back with the entire action bedded which is how it should be to start with IMO.
thwatson2
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Confused? 6 MOA at what distance. Zero was at what distance. Wind, no wind? And I have never had a bipod effect barrel float. Unless you squeeze barrel against stock, the barrel should always stay floatin. Assume it's touching at rest and your zero was short range so it didn't show up? Send back to CA or get the file out and "re-epoxy" in the recoil lug
Steiger
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It's the Traverse.
Steiger
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It was zero at 100 yds. 6 MOA off the bipod was at 100 yds. What nd was right to left at 0.50 mph.
Jon Bischof
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If I paid as much as CA is charging for their rifles and I got one with the barrel touching the stock, I would have never finished filling out the 4473 on it before I sent it back to CA.
