hello fellas, been reading your opinions for a while & finally joined today. Reason being I want to share with you something you may already know..
my best shooting buddy told me to buy one of these cheap X rifles before remington ruins them (maybe too late).. anyway we both reload and his 7mm08 has always shot great but my new 243 shoots 2" groups, best I can do with different loads. Really saddened by this because My other cheap rifle is a handi 243 and it shoots 1-1.5 all day. I checked the scope mount and rings, bore, etc.
My buddy suggested we swap stocks just as a test (his 7mm08 has same stock)..
Holy goodness gracious my groups instantly shrunk to an honest 1" with same loads!! He demanded his stock back immediately lest we accidently get confused about which is who's..
The motto here is simple: If you eliminate the obvious causes for bad groups (loose scope, hot brrl, etc.)
please remember the cheap plastic stock can very likely be the culprit. Many members here wiser than myself have threads regarding stock mods.. heed the advice, and thank you all for sharing
my best shooting buddy told me to buy one of these cheap X rifles before remington ruins them (maybe too late).. anyway we both reload and his 7mm08 has always shot great but my new 243 shoots 2" groups, best I can do with different loads. Really saddened by this because My other cheap rifle is a handi 243 and it shoots 1-1.5 all day. I checked the scope mount and rings, bore, etc.
My buddy suggested we swap stocks just as a test (his 7mm08 has same stock)..
Holy goodness gracious my groups instantly shrunk to an honest 1" with same loads!! He demanded his stock back immediately lest we accidently get confused about which is who's..
The motto here is simple: If you eliminate the obvious causes for bad groups (loose scope, hot brrl, etc.)
please remember the cheap plastic stock can very likely be the culprit. Many members here wiser than myself have threads regarding stock mods.. heed the advice, and thank you all for sharing