This rifle is just kicking my a#@ like no other gun I've owned. I am honestly out of ways to go. I really don't want it to beat me but how much money do you drop in a 300.00 rifle before you throw in the towel. I loaded two more loads with the 32 V-maxes to take to the range tomorrow. Don
I hate to sound like a broken record here, but you are a long ways "from running out of ways to go".
I have a .223 heavy barrel that gave me some trouble at first. Some of the things that helped me
were: RTV bedding the forend per the FAQ's. The washer trick works for some people. It did
absolutely nothing for me. A good scope. After chasing my tail with a couple of cheap Bushnell's
and Trashco's I ended up with a Mueller APV. I also got a set of Burris Zee Signature medium rings.
The good scope and rings shrunk my groups 50%. I also made shure my latch was clean and dry.
I did a trigger job per the FAQ's. After I took care of the basics on the rifle I started working on
some loads with a few different powders and bullets. I ended up with a 55gr Sierra Spitzer
over a low level charge of BLC2 and was able to consistantly get groups well under 1 inch at 100 yards.
Seating depth of your bullet can make a difference too. There is a lot of things you can still do.
Also, are you resting on the hinge and not the forearm when you are shooting? It makes a big
difference. Read the FAQ's and try some of the stuff out. A lot of good info there and some of it
only costs a couple of bucks. The good news is you can do it yourself. Good luck and don't get
discouraged.
Robert