Can't get rifle to group

[jyerxa]

Don't know if it is applicable any more nowadays but girls use some kind of clear finger nail polish. Use that on your rings to help set the scope. It is a tiny brush and seats ring screws. May have to send your wife to the store and get some clear finger nail polish though.  I would.

[JackOfAllTrades]

TenKey..  You need trigger time..   But maybe not with your high power rifle. You need some time with a some-what accurate .22 rifle at say 40yds. ..  Learn to shoot, but not waste money on more expensive ammo, by learning the trigger break without anticipation of the shot with heavier recoil.  When you can hit a pop can at 50-60yds from the bench and then off hand with a rimfire rifle, then progress to the high power rifle at 100yds. Don't look for more accuracy than 3 out of 5 hits off hand with the big gun. Once you get that, challenge yourself to get 5 out of 5 hits at 100yds with scoped rifle. With more shooting experience, you can push yourself to pop can accuracy at 200yds off hand. But don't expect that unless you're willing to put in the time to practice.

What is your most successful hobbie?

-Steve

[Heredoggydoggy]

A light Mountain Rifle with a thin barrel isn't designed to group well.  It's made to put one shot where it is aimed to bring down an animal.  The barrel heats quickly.  One shot, good- second shot OK, third shot, so-so, and after that, fergitit!  Make sure the scope mounts are tight, the barrel isn't touching the stock anywhere, and let the gun cool after each sight-in shot and your good to go.  It will never be a Bench Rest rifle.

[10Key]

Jackofalltrades: If that question was for me...it is fishing by far Been doing it for 25+ years. Been messing with rifle hunting for about three years, archery hunted before that.

To the others, the goal never was or is to make this thing a benchrest shooter or a tack driver. The results I was getting were simply unacceptable for hunting. With the help of those that posted to this thread, we determined it to be user error, not the rifle, scope or mounts or the ammo. My brother was able to get sub 2.5" groups when he shot it, which is great considering MY previous results.

[Heredoggydoggy]

So--it was just a loose nut behind the buttplate?      

[twistiron]

10key, if you determined to be in your words "user error" i am with jackofalltrades and get ahold of a solid .22 and put a couple of 500 round boxes through it. i bought my daughter a cricket .22 and after watching my wife struggle with grouping  i put her to work on the .22 with open sights at 15yds, 30, 50. on the bench then off hand and it took a while but it helped tremedously and it honsetly cost less for the gun and shells to train both my wife and daughter then we had spent just on shells trying to teach my wife previously. just my  i personnally think plinking is some of the best shooting out there and yes i have been known to rock the pink .22  i can wait to embarrass a yote with it!!!!!!!!! 

[high country]

I consider a 2.5moa gun to be in need of serious work.

[Rob]

2.5 inches off a bench at 100 yards is probably 5 to 6 inches in the field-maybe worse if you factor in buck fever.  I'd limit my shots to 50 or 75 yards until I could dial that down a bit if I was hunting with a rifle that I was getting groups of that size.  The deer/elk/coyote/whatever deserves a clean shot.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I consider a 2.5moa gun to be in need of serious work.

I won't disagree, but if you've read this whole thread, it assumed to be a new rifle. I'm sure it is quite capable of better groups than that as she sits. I'm leaning on shooter experience.

-Steve

[SkookumJeff]

I won't disagree, but if you've read this whole thread, it assumed to be a new rifle. I'm sure it is quite capable of better groups than that as she sits. I'm leaning on shooter experience.

-Steve

Personally, I would NOT 'assume' ANYTHING about a new rifle these days.  Sad to say but quality issues are common with new firearms.  That may or may not be the problem here, just sayin...I wouldn't assume anything...just because it's new.  Remington in particular, is having 'issues' with quality lately....

Skook.