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130 vs 150 range day
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2214242" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Curious what you mean by "12 inches off"? Are you talking 12 inches low, or 12 inches somewhere else on the paper? From what I read in your OP you built the rifle, how many rounds through the barrel, what is the make and the twist of the barrel? And... as always I suggest to start back at the basics. Check the torque of everything on the rifle, from the receiver, to the scope base/s to the scope rings. If possible swap out the scope. I have a Ruger 77 in 35 Whelen, it will shoot better than I can shoot it. I had an incident where the rifle shot well, and then the shots would start to move, but not on every three shot string. The first time that this happened I could not figure out what I was doing wrong, then found out that what I was doing wrong was not checking the torque on the rings where they attached to the integral scope base. I also had an incident of scope ring issues while helping a friend sight in his model 70 in .270 WSM. The guy was sighting his rifle in, getting ready for an antelope/mule deer hunt in Wyoming; once in a lifetime hunt for him. He would fire his rifle, get good groups and then with the next round of shots they would move 3-4 inches from point of aim. This went on for quite a few rounds. He is an excellent shot and after a while I could see this wearing on him. I told him that perhaps he was having a bad day and maybe we ought to wrap up and come back the following day. He said he wanted to figure out what was going on with his rifle. I thought that the problem with his rifle was him and decided to watch what he was doing while setting up for his shots and watched what he was doing very closely. Upon the shot I noticed that his scope moved when he fired. We checked the torque on the scope rings and they were tight, but.... I knew the scope moved because I saw it move. Upon shaking the scope we found that the rear Weaver scope ring had actually cracked. Also.... haven't heard too many good reviews on Remington ammo either. I have a couple of .270 AI that both shoot well, and have had a few other .270s that always shot equally as well. Hope this helps out for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2214242, member: 69192"] Curious what you mean by "12 inches off"? Are you talking 12 inches low, or 12 inches somewhere else on the paper? From what I read in your OP you built the rifle, how many rounds through the barrel, what is the make and the twist of the barrel? And... as always I suggest to start back at the basics. Check the torque of everything on the rifle, from the receiver, to the scope base/s to the scope rings. If possible swap out the scope. I have a Ruger 77 in 35 Whelen, it will shoot better than I can shoot it. I had an incident where the rifle shot well, and then the shots would start to move, but not on every three shot string. The first time that this happened I could not figure out what I was doing wrong, then found out that what I was doing wrong was not checking the torque on the rings where they attached to the integral scope base. I also had an incident of scope ring issues while helping a friend sight in his model 70 in .270 WSM. The guy was sighting his rifle in, getting ready for an antelope/mule deer hunt in Wyoming; once in a lifetime hunt for him. He would fire his rifle, get good groups and then with the next round of shots they would move 3-4 inches from point of aim. This went on for quite a few rounds. He is an excellent shot and after a while I could see this wearing on him. I told him that perhaps he was having a bad day and maybe we ought to wrap up and come back the following day. He said he wanted to figure out what was going on with his rifle. I thought that the problem with his rifle was him and decided to watch what he was doing while setting up for his shots and watched what he was doing very closely. Upon the shot I noticed that his scope moved when he fired. We checked the torque on the scope rings and they were tight, but.... I knew the scope moved because I saw it move. Upon shaking the scope we found that the rear Weaver scope ring had actually cracked. Also.... haven't heard too many good reviews on Remington ammo either. I have a couple of .270 AI that both shoot well, and have had a few other .270s that always shot equally as well. Hope this helps out for you. [/QUOTE]
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