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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1626403" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>Hi Ryan and welcome:</p><p></p><p>First I would properly bed the rifle before I waste any more ammo. See the link below for details. You can also buy Nathan's Reloading and Long Range Hunting and Shooting books and learn tons. Good discount on the entire collection but if on a budget as you mentioned start with the bedding and go from there.</p><p><a href="https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/MatchGrade+Bedding+Compound+Instructions.html" target="_blank">https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/MatchGrade+Bedding+Compound+Instructions.html</a></p><p></p><p>Practice, practice and more practice, a shotgun and a 30-06 rifle are not the same. Buy more factory ammo choices and break in the barrel, another 80 to 100 rounds will get it done. Use these 80 to 100 rounds mentioned above to get familiar and/or intimate with your rifle, get to know it and how it shoots, get to know the trigger and make adjustments if needed.</p><p></p><p>On theae additional 80 to 100 rounds try several types of factory ammo and see what it likes. My Rem 700 7mm Rem. Mag likes some and hates others. For example it does MOA and Sub MOA with Hornady, Remington, and Federal stuff, the Winchester stuff it just wont take it, 3" groups at 100 yds.</p><p></p><p>Also you'll need to reload if you want to go for 700 yds, at least thats what I would do to get under 0.5 MOA consistently. Example: </p><p>Factory Winchester Silver Ballistic Tips = 3" at 100 yds</p><p>Reloaded 140gr and 150gr Ballistic Silvertips give me 0.54" on my 7mm Rem Mag, and 0.43" and 0.36" on my two Rem 700 7mm-08's. You can save the brass for reloading later.</p><p></p><p>All three guns have factory barrels and shoot great so don't get discouraged if yours is not shooting great yet. Lots of times it's human error and not the rifle, but make sure it's properly bedded first and then practice.</p><p></p><p>When trying out the factory ammo or some reloads you are testing, shoot of sandbags or other proper shooting rest where the only thing moving when you fire is your trigger finger and very gently Lol. Your scope should not move at all when doing these tests, the gun must be very still.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps and have fun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1626403, member: 108965"] Hi Ryan and welcome: First I would properly bed the rifle before I waste any more ammo. See the link below for details. You can also buy Nathan's Reloading and Long Range Hunting and Shooting books and learn tons. Good discount on the entire collection but if on a budget as you mentioned start with the bedding and go from there. [URL]https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/MatchGrade+Bedding+Compound+Instructions.html[/URL] Practice, practice and more practice, a shotgun and a 30-06 rifle are not the same. Buy more factory ammo choices and break in the barrel, another 80 to 100 rounds will get it done. Use these 80 to 100 rounds mentioned above to get familiar and/or intimate with your rifle, get to know it and how it shoots, get to know the trigger and make adjustments if needed. On theae additional 80 to 100 rounds try several types of factory ammo and see what it likes. My Rem 700 7mm Rem. Mag likes some and hates others. For example it does MOA and Sub MOA with Hornady, Remington, and Federal stuff, the Winchester stuff it just wont take it, 3" groups at 100 yds. Also you'll need to reload if you want to go for 700 yds, at least thats what I would do to get under 0.5 MOA consistently. Example: Factory Winchester Silver Ballistic Tips = 3" at 100 yds Reloaded 140gr and 150gr Ballistic Silvertips give me 0.54" on my 7mm Rem Mag, and 0.43" and 0.36" on my two Rem 700 7mm-08's. You can save the brass for reloading later. All three guns have factory barrels and shoot great so don't get discouraged if yours is not shooting great yet. Lots of times it's human error and not the rifle, but make sure it's properly bedded first and then practice. When trying out the factory ammo or some reloads you are testing, shoot of sandbags or other proper shooting rest where the only thing moving when you fire is your trigger finger and very gently Lol. Your scope should not move at all when doing these tests, the gun must be very still. Hope this helps and have fun [/QUOTE]
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