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I know you said your scope mounts are good, but did you lap the rings, and if not do you know your scope is mounted perfectly straight? If it's got a slight bend in it, that will cause your adjustments to not work as they should. With my Leupold VX-III, when I move it 1 click right, the point of impact moves 1/4 inch right, and when I move it 1 click up, the point of impact moves 1/4 inch up, just as it should. If your scope isn't doing that, then I'd suspect something wrong with the scope or something wrong in the way it's mounted.
I don't think it's too bad. It is factory ammo after all. With handloads, you could probably tighten up the groups and be happier, but you may just have to experiment with different factory loads til you find one that your rifle really likes.The red in the second target is really good, then one of the yellow is right in with the red. Maybe the barrel was starting to warm a bit? Have you had good luck with 180gr Fed Premium w/ Partitions before?
Those shots are fine.The second pic, after the target change...your cold-bore shots are perfect, and that's what puts animals down.Honestly, a R700/Leupold/Partition group shouldn't look any better than those.
You would have saved me a lot of reading if you had first said you were shooting a 30-06. I would have then looked at the pics and said it doesnt get much better that that. Sorry Im a 7mm fan and I had to say it.
...I cleaned the barrel before each target ....
Quote from: bassquatch on August 27, 2013, 09:46:24 PM...I cleaned the barrel before each target ....I was giving this a little more thought. Barrel cleaning can make a difference in accuracy as well. For example, if some gun oil is left in the bore, it could cause a different trajectory than a dry barrel. And if you're only cleaning with a powder solvent, you might have a copper fouling problem. One night after scrubbing my barrel "clean", I ran a swab with janitorial ammonia down the barrel and couldn't believe the amount of blue goo that came out...Just some thoughts.Cheers!
Okay for the scope itself, after I make an adjustment on older scope for that matter on a new scope I slap the vertical and horizontal adjustments just to make sure the scope sets the number of clicks I've put in. I also be an old survey instrument man always in my adjustment with the turn in. That means if you're going to be turning counterclockwise go past and then turn it back to the position you want and if you're going clockwise stop at the position you want. Another thing I thought of where groups how was the sling Bunton on the forehand if it hits your bags it can cause an erratic group, always slide your weapon back to its first sighting position of your first shot.
Maybe you could try laser boresighter and save yourself few bucks on ammo .Other option is to ask someone who is better shot to shoot couple of groups . It could be that you're too tight after that many shots .... that could explain the last target ,otherwise you pretty close .
Did the gun shoot better than this before? If it did and you have shot alot in the last 13years I would say copper fouling might be your issue.