Friend gave me their Remington 700 270 Winchester to reload for this hunting season.
They told me it fired 5" groups and so I figured this would be easy to correct with a good reload.
This rifle shot groups like a shotgun. It took me about 35 rounds to find the "supposed sweet spot", or so I thought. I cleaned it up and loaded the friend 40 rounds to practice with but before giving it to him I thought I would foul the barrel for him and shoot a three shot group in a target for validation.
:shock: The group was back again shooting groups like a shotgun. I went through the whole process of trying to find the new sweet spot. Again after about 20 rounds found the new "supposed sweet spot". The rifle shot 2 3 shot groups und 3/4". I was done, or so I thought. Again I thought I would foul the barrel for him and shoot a three shot group in a target for validation.
:shock: :shock: :evil: Back to shooting like a shotgun, AGAIN! :x
So yes like a fool I went thru this process one more time and this time deliberately shot a three shot group before handing it over to the friend. Oh nooooo. Back to the same shotgun group issue. I don't get it???
In short, unless it is too late to say that... Is it possible this inexpensive Bausch and Lomb scope is the issue. The groups are consistently 2-3" with the reloaded ammo. Often the same pattern. I am going to change out the scope in the next few days but if it is the scope, how does a scope loose zero like this?
Thanks
338winmag
They told me it fired 5" groups and so I figured this would be easy to correct with a good reload.
This rifle shot groups like a shotgun. It took me about 35 rounds to find the "supposed sweet spot", or so I thought. I cleaned it up and loaded the friend 40 rounds to practice with but before giving it to him I thought I would foul the barrel for him and shoot a three shot group in a target for validation.
:shock: The group was back again shooting groups like a shotgun. I went through the whole process of trying to find the new sweet spot. Again after about 20 rounds found the new "supposed sweet spot". The rifle shot 2 3 shot groups und 3/4". I was done, or so I thought. Again I thought I would foul the barrel for him and shoot a three shot group in a target for validation.
:shock: :shock: :evil: Back to shooting like a shotgun, AGAIN! :x
So yes like a fool I went thru this process one more time and this time deliberately shot a three shot group before handing it over to the friend. Oh nooooo. Back to the same shotgun group issue. I don't get it???
In short, unless it is too late to say that... Is it possible this inexpensive Bausch and Lomb scope is the issue. The groups are consistently 2-3" with the reloaded ammo. Often the same pattern. I am going to change out the scope in the next few days but if it is the scope, how does a scope loose zero like this?
Thanks
338winmag