I have shot some nice groups with this rifle. I sighted the rifle in last summer and hunted with it this fall. Shot 3 deer two at about 50 yards and one a little over a hundred. One of the close deer the bullet was on the mark. The POI on of the other 2: one was high to the left one high, to the right. I just thought it was me. Well, I took it out to do some more shooting. It seemed to be a all over the place, 5 inch groups at 100 yards on more than not. Best would be about 3 inches. The crazy thing was that there would be multiple shots almost touching. These close impacts would be inches(3-4) away from the other grouping. I could shoot multiple groups at the same target and even then shots from different groups would seem to group together. I would even let the rifle cool in between single shots and would also shot 3 round groups fired right behind one another and could tell no difference. So, I changed scopes thinking that may be the problem, nope! When I changed scopes I checked the bases to see if they were loose. They were tight. So, I took a dummy shell and "fired" away. It almost seemed like the trigger pull and the hammer fall was inconsistent. I could see the reticle jump and sometimes not. So, I have ordered a Wild West Happy Trigger and a hammer spring kit(the one with bushings). I hope this helps solve the problem. Also I ordered another tenon for the forearm, the original might be a little too loose causing the pressure points to be different on the barrel. I know I have ran into this with other levers when it came to shooting off a rest and shooting holding the forearm. Other than that I don't know what is causing my problem. I almost thought I was losing my edge, then I shot some good groups with my bolt guns, some around .75 MOA and that gun has a 7.5 lb trigger( tested it years ago).
There is no doubt I can out shoot this rifle with my other open sighted levers.
Just a little frustrated! But, hopefully not for long.
There is no doubt I can out shoot this rifle with my other open sighted levers.
Just a little frustrated! But, hopefully not for long.