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New Load Grouped Great; Not So Great Today
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<blockquote data-quote="Chadp82" data-source="post: 2576087" data-attributes="member: 114151"><p>Been there.</p><p></p><p>Mine turned out to be an under torqued scope ring. Check the equipment (rifle/scope). Check everything.</p><p></p><p>In my case, I had a great group, then beat my head against a wall to understand why it fell apart on the next trip. After 3-4 range trips I was ready to give up. Admittedly, took me that long to figure out. I restarted load development, and a friend said check the scope mounts, stock, every screw, when I spoke to him. Torqued the screws to recommended setting, and solved the issue. </p><p></p><p>Went back to the sweet spot I found before and had the same result, but POI shifted. That may not solve your issue, but worth a check. For me, I felt dumb about it, but lesson learned.</p><p></p><p>After that, I have 1 rifle I use to prove if it's me or the equipment. It an old one but tells me if it's a bad day for me or not. I usually take it, but don't shoot it much since I don't hunt with it anymore. I have a tried and true combo. If I shoot another rifle and it seems off, I shoot a 3 round group to tell me if it's me or the other gun……. Sometimes it's a bad day, I have them. Others probably do too</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chadp82, post: 2576087, member: 114151"] Been there. Mine turned out to be an under torqued scope ring. Check the equipment (rifle/scope). Check everything. In my case, I had a great group, then beat my head against a wall to understand why it fell apart on the next trip. After 3-4 range trips I was ready to give up. Admittedly, took me that long to figure out. I restarted load development, and a friend said check the scope mounts, stock, every screw, when I spoke to him. Torqued the screws to recommended setting, and solved the issue. Went back to the sweet spot I found before and had the same result, but POI shifted. That may not solve your issue, but worth a check. For me, I felt dumb about it, but lesson learned. After that, I have 1 rifle I use to prove if it’s me or the equipment. It an old one but tells me if it’s a bad day for me or not. I usually take it, but don’t shoot it much since I don’t hunt with it anymore. I have a tried and true combo. If I shoot another rifle and it seems off, I shoot a 3 round group to tell me if it’s me or the other gun……. Sometimes it’s a bad day, I have them. Others probably do too [/QUOTE]
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