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<blockquote data-quote="RDM416" data-source="post: 468094" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>Just to start off, I'm going to say "Don't take this wrong.... I'm not knocking your rifle"!!</p><p></p><p>I think from what you have tried with your handloads that it might be time look elsewhere. I know many people have had better results with a factory sendero, but 1 moa is pretty good for most factory rifles, including a sendero. It might be time to send the rifle to Kevin Cram, who posted the previous reply or another smith and have them check the rifle out for anything simple that they could take care of without the full blown treatment, of truing the receiver, and new barrel. Regardless of how good you handload, expecting to pull a factory rifle out of the box and have it shoot under 1 moa is a tall order in my experience. </p><p></p><p>A couple of quick questions.... Have you bedded the stock? I have a 300 RUM sendero that I picked up several years ago that did not shoot very well. I bedded the stock and used the tubb final finish bore lapping process on it. (first and only time I have used the fire bore lapping process) I don't know if the lapping helped or if it was just the fact you fire 50 rounds which may have finished breaking in the barrel. After the lapping and bedding the rifle will shoot 1 moa maybe a little under. I am not recommending or knocking the Tubb fire lapping...... don't really know if it works or not. On that rifle I just figured I had nothing to lose as my next step was to have a new barrel installed (which I still need to do..... she is just a just a gun safe queen that never get used right now). </p><p></p><p>Back on your handloading..... Do you measure runout with your loads, what are you seeing if you are?? Are you loading to fit the magazine?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDM416, post: 468094, member: 3745"] Just to start off, I'm going to say "Don't take this wrong.... I'm not knocking your rifle"!! I think from what you have tried with your handloads that it might be time look elsewhere. I know many people have had better results with a factory sendero, but 1 moa is pretty good for most factory rifles, including a sendero. It might be time to send the rifle to Kevin Cram, who posted the previous reply or another smith and have them check the rifle out for anything simple that they could take care of without the full blown treatment, of truing the receiver, and new barrel. Regardless of how good you handload, expecting to pull a factory rifle out of the box and have it shoot under 1 moa is a tall order in my experience. A couple of quick questions.... Have you bedded the stock? I have a 300 RUM sendero that I picked up several years ago that did not shoot very well. I bedded the stock and used the tubb final finish bore lapping process on it. (first and only time I have used the fire bore lapping process) I don't know if the lapping helped or if it was just the fact you fire 50 rounds which may have finished breaking in the barrel. After the lapping and bedding the rifle will shoot 1 moa maybe a little under. I am not recommending or knocking the Tubb fire lapping...... don't really know if it works or not. On that rifle I just figured I had nothing to lose as my next step was to have a new barrel installed (which I still need to do..... she is just a just a gun safe queen that never get used right now). Back on your handloading..... Do you measure runout with your loads, what are you seeing if you are?? Are you loading to fit the magazine? [/QUOTE]
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