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300 win mag trouble with accuracy
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<blockquote data-quote="arizona1650" data-source="post: 985892" data-attributes="member: 83411"><p>I purchased a Remington 700 XCR 2 in 300 win mag and wanted to make it my main hunting rifle. Out of the box I took it to the range and shot 150 rounds of 4 different factory ammunition. They where all around 180-190 grain. I never got any to group better than 2.5" which amazed me. I've owned several model 700s in 7mm and out of the box I got sub moa with Federal 160 gr Barnes Tripple Shock. I decided to measure how far off the lands the factory ammo was. I emptied a factory load and used the bullet in my OAL gauge and it showed them sitting at .165 off the lands. </p><p>I decided to reload and see if I could bring them in tight as well as installed it into a bell and carlson stock with bedding block and bedding. I took 178 gr Amax with IMR 4831 started at 68 grs and went up to 73 grs, I set the bullet .020 off the lands hoping it would bring it together. Took it out today and every group I got was really close to 2" at 100 yrds. I didn't see any change as I stepped up each grain in my loads. Does anyone have any recommendations?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arizona1650, post: 985892, member: 83411"] I purchased a Remington 700 XCR 2 in 300 win mag and wanted to make it my main hunting rifle. Out of the box I took it to the range and shot 150 rounds of 4 different factory ammunition. They where all around 180-190 grain. I never got any to group better than 2.5" which amazed me. I've owned several model 700s in 7mm and out of the box I got sub moa with Federal 160 gr Barnes Tripple Shock. I decided to measure how far off the lands the factory ammo was. I emptied a factory load and used the bullet in my OAL gauge and it showed them sitting at .165 off the lands. I decided to reload and see if I could bring them in tight as well as installed it into a bell and carlson stock with bedding block and bedding. I took 178 gr Amax with IMR 4831 started at 68 grs and went up to 73 grs, I set the bullet .020 off the lands hoping it would bring it together. Took it out today and every group I got was really close to 2" at 100 yrds. I didn't see any change as I stepped up each grain in my loads. Does anyone have any recommendations? [/QUOTE]
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