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New Rifle won't group ...
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<blockquote data-quote="ks_shooter" data-source="post: 443113" data-attributes="member: 26464"><p>I recently bought a Savage Model 11 in 7mm-08. I put a Zeiss Conquest 3x9 in Burris Signature rings on it and anxiously went to range to ring out my new hunting rig. I have an older Savage (minus the Accustock and Accutrigger) that is very accurate, but I figured with the improvements on this model, and the higher quality scope, it would really perform.</p><p></p><p>With five different factory loads (Winchester, Remington, Hornady, Prvi and HSM) I only managed four inch groups at 100 yards. I was expecting quarter sized groups from this rig. I went home frustrated.</p><p></p><p>I plan to swap out the scope on the next range trip to see if that could be the problem, but the mounting is solid. A check with a boresighter shows that nothing is moving when I give it a couple of good wacks on the muzzle with a rubber mallet.</p><p></p><p>Since I couldn't get back to the range right away, I decided to slug the barrel and see if anything weird showed up. I found that there was a restriction ahead of the chamber. Once I got it started, I could easily push the slug to within a couple of inches of chamber and then it stopped cold. I had to tap it through with a mallet. I tried a little JB's in the throat in case it was just carbon build up, but the restriction remained. It's hard to say how much the restriction is, but it can't be a lot, since on the second pass the slug feels about the same going down the start of the barrel. It doesn't appear that the slug is being squeezed down a huge amount.</p><p></p><p>I know that squeezing down a bullet early and having a wider bore at the muzzle is considered "bad for business" in terms of accuracy, but could it cause a barrel to shoot this badly? If this is the problem, what are the odds that I could get Savage to supply a new barrel on Warranty? </p><p></p><p>Right now I have a $1300 rifle that shoots worse than my SKS ;-(</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ks_shooter, post: 443113, member: 26464"] I recently bought a Savage Model 11 in 7mm-08. I put a Zeiss Conquest 3x9 in Burris Signature rings on it and anxiously went to range to ring out my new hunting rig. I have an older Savage (minus the Accustock and Accutrigger) that is very accurate, but I figured with the improvements on this model, and the higher quality scope, it would really perform. With five different factory loads (Winchester, Remington, Hornady, Prvi and HSM) I only managed four inch groups at 100 yards. I was expecting quarter sized groups from this rig. I went home frustrated. I plan to swap out the scope on the next range trip to see if that could be the problem, but the mounting is solid. A check with a boresighter shows that nothing is moving when I give it a couple of good wacks on the muzzle with a rubber mallet. Since I couldn't get back to the range right away, I decided to slug the barrel and see if anything weird showed up. I found that there was a restriction ahead of the chamber. Once I got it started, I could easily push the slug to within a couple of inches of chamber and then it stopped cold. I had to tap it through with a mallet. I tried a little JB's in the throat in case it was just carbon build up, but the restriction remained. It's hard to say how much the restriction is, but it can't be a lot, since on the second pass the slug feels about the same going down the start of the barrel. It doesn't appear that the slug is being squeezed down a huge amount. I know that squeezing down a bullet early and having a wider bore at the muzzle is considered "bad for business" in terms of accuracy, but could it cause a barrel to shoot this badly? If this is the problem, what are the odds that I could get Savage to supply a new barrel on Warranty? Right now I have a $1300 rifle that shoots worse than my SKS ;-( [/QUOTE]
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