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Need help with rifle accuracy
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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1205661" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>It sounds like something is loose to me. I learned the hard way that torqueing the mounts to the proper inch lbs is essential. Get a torque driver (if you are not already) and work over all the mounting points of the rifle and scope.</p><p></p><p>I may have missed it in your original post. Are you using the same ammo now that the rifle used to shoot well with? </p><p></p><p>IMO factory ammo is a crap shoot. When my daughter was first starting to hunt I got her a 7-08 Vanguard youth rifle. Time was a crunch to head out for antelope, so I got her some factory Remington ammo. Figured it would be fine as I would limit her to couple hundred yards. Took the rifle to get it sighted in and it would not shoot better than 6" at 100y. Not close to the 3/4" target that came with the rifle. I could not stand this so I went straight home and pulled the remaining ammo and loaded 1g under max in the manual with 140g Accubonds. Ran back to the range and shot a twin to the target that came with the rifle. I always figured that I got lucky. Never changed her load until last year when I loaded her up with our Hammer Bullets. With a little load development got the rifle a bit better.</p><p></p><p>My point is that her rifle is a cheap o rifle with a poor stock. It shot similar to what you are seeing and we fixed it with handloads. </p><p></p><p>By the way that was the last time I ever purchased factory ammo.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1205661, member: 7999"] It sounds like something is loose to me. I learned the hard way that torqueing the mounts to the proper inch lbs is essential. Get a torque driver (if you are not already) and work over all the mounting points of the rifle and scope. I may have missed it in your original post. Are you using the same ammo now that the rifle used to shoot well with? IMO factory ammo is a crap shoot. When my daughter was first starting to hunt I got her a 7-08 Vanguard youth rifle. Time was a crunch to head out for antelope, so I got her some factory Remington ammo. Figured it would be fine as I would limit her to couple hundred yards. Took the rifle to get it sighted in and it would not shoot better than 6" at 100y. Not close to the 3/4" target that came with the rifle. I could not stand this so I went straight home and pulled the remaining ammo and loaded 1g under max in the manual with 140g Accubonds. Ran back to the range and shot a twin to the target that came with the rifle. I always figured that I got lucky. Never changed her load until last year when I loaded her up with our Hammer Bullets. With a little load development got the rifle a bit better. My point is that her rifle is a cheap o rifle with a poor stock. It shot similar to what you are seeing and we fixed it with handloads. By the way that was the last time I ever purchased factory ammo. Steve [/QUOTE]
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