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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 1353566" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Last thing most people think of is the scope, me too. Saw where one poster mentioned it.</p><p></p><p>I have a Savage BVSS 112 in .300WinMag that shot pretty good from day one and I had a Leupold LR/T setting on it. Thought about bedding the stock but after the very first 3 shot group at 300yds I said "Hum, don't need bedding". Well this rifle stayed pretty much in this configuration for a number of years but I acquired other rifles and changed the scope out to another. I put what I thought was a "decent" scope on there and started it back up. I shot it a little but also have a 6.5-284, .308 and a .270 Allen Magnum that requires my attention. My groups opened up to MOA or worse with the .300 and I never equated this to the recent scope swap. I recently put a NightForce SHV 5-20X56 on it and Wham! I'm still shaking my head. Nothing wrong with the rifle or load. This thing is drilling holes at 100yds with the 212 ELD-X (same hole) and shooting 1/4 MOA out to 1200yds. I am ecstatic to say the least.</p><p></p><p>I probably would have accepted the rifle and it's groups, thinking the barrel was getting shot out, my bullets were different lengths, Alliant doesn't do powder well, Hornady cases suck, I'm getting old, whatever. You never know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 1353566, member: 307"] Last thing most people think of is the scope, me too. Saw where one poster mentioned it. I have a Savage BVSS 112 in .300WinMag that shot pretty good from day one and I had a Leupold LR/T setting on it. Thought about bedding the stock but after the very first 3 shot group at 300yds I said "Hum, don't need bedding". Well this rifle stayed pretty much in this configuration for a number of years but I acquired other rifles and changed the scope out to another. I put what I thought was a "decent" scope on there and started it back up. I shot it a little but also have a 6.5-284, .308 and a .270 Allen Magnum that requires my attention. My groups opened up to MOA or worse with the .300 and I never equated this to the recent scope swap. I recently put a NightForce SHV 5-20X56 on it and Wham! I'm still shaking my head. Nothing wrong with the rifle or load. This thing is drilling holes at 100yds with the 212 ELD-X (same hole) and shooting 1/4 MOA out to 1200yds. I am ecstatic to say the least. I probably would have accepted the rifle and it's groups, thinking the barrel was getting shot out, my bullets were different lengths, Alliant doesn't do powder well, Hornady cases suck, I'm getting old, whatever. You never know. [/QUOTE]
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