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New 7 rem mag, horizontal stringing.
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<blockquote data-quote="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA)" data-source="post: 989626" data-attributes="member: 81139"><p>Hey Timberbuck... There's a couple of things I've noticed over time which causes stringing... Improper bedding, stock to barrel contact (this could be only under recoil), action screw tension, and barrel heating. There's no mention as to whether your groups are coming from a cool barrel.</p><p></p><p>I'm making the assumption that your first shot of the day is always true... And subsequent shots start stringing horizontally.</p><p></p><p>I suppose the easiest to remove from the list is action screws and after that, verifying that there's no chance that the stock is touching the barrel when pressure is applied to it. the easiest way to see if it's barrel heat, is to take a cold bore shot. Wait 10 minutes or so (depends on the ambient temperature), and take another... And so on.</p><p></p><p>If you're still getting horizontal stringing... Then I'd check the bedding... And after that is sorted, if you are still seeing horizontal stringing... Stop taking beer to the range! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Oh... This might sound silly... But one time we were trying to suss out this issue, it was actually the scope... And it was our first trip to the range with it so we had not verified first true cold bore shot. It was A Simons mag44, but you have an excellent optic, so I doubt that is the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA), post: 989626, member: 81139"] Hey Timberbuck... There's a couple of things I've noticed over time which causes stringing... Improper bedding, stock to barrel contact (this could be only under recoil), action screw tension, and barrel heating. There's no mention as to whether your groups are coming from a cool barrel. I'm making the assumption that your first shot of the day is always true... And subsequent shots start stringing horizontally. I suppose the easiest to remove from the list is action screws and after that, verifying that there's no chance that the stock is touching the barrel when pressure is applied to it. the easiest way to see if it's barrel heat, is to take a cold bore shot. Wait 10 minutes or so (depends on the ambient temperature), and take another... And so on. If you're still getting horizontal stringing... Then I'd check the bedding... And after that is sorted, if you are still seeing horizontal stringing... Stop taking beer to the range! :D Oh... This might sound silly... But one time we were trying to suss out this issue, it was actually the scope... And it was our first trip to the range with it so we had not verified first true cold bore shot. It was A Simons mag44, but you have an excellent optic, so I doubt that is the problem. [/QUOTE]
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