Right off the bat ......I would completely clean the barrel, I mean really work on it to remove all fouling of any kind, check the scope mounts/ring to be sure they are tight, snug the action screws, check the barrel channel/pressure point for wood contacting the barrel and let an experienced shooter shoot the rifle for groups. Yeah, I would try that before anything else. It wont cost you nothing but some time,elbow grease and some shells
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3" out of the box with coreloks would about right for a 700BDL.
Out of box 700, with various ammo, I would say 2" or less would the norm. With pillar bedding or glass, trigger work and barrel floated, you should be happy with 1.5" groups trying out a bunch of ammo various wieghts, and brands.
Definetly clean that barrel and get a trigger job. Trigger job only cost me 20$ also like mentioned check the scope rings/mounts make sure there not loose.
Start with the easy stuff first then get into the gunsmith items. I would clean the barrel with a good cleaner for powder/ead fowling and then a dedicated copper remover. Then check your scope mounts. Also ammo comparison should be done. Like others mentioned what do you normally shoot, it 3" then you need practice but can still try the above as well. Have someone watch you shoot to ensure your not peeking, jerking the trigger, putting pressure on the barrel, flinching, etc.
Then you can investigate the gunsmith work. A trigger job would be advised on most factory rifles(if adjusted for pull and travel it should be relatively inexpensive no more than 30-40 bucks tops. however if you want to replace it will be considerably more dependant on the brand of trigger), have the smith check for stock/barrel contact and then you can explore other options and actual costs.
Everyone else has given great advise, but before you go to gunsmithing I would try another scope. I have seen several scopes break with no visible indication, crosshairs just are not stable.
There's something not kosher with your rifle or scope if you can't get better than 3" groups with factory fodder, provided you know that you're capabile of delivering better groups.
I own two 700's althouth one's a VH and the other DBM they both deliver ragged on hole groups with Hornady in the one and Federal TBBC or Hornady's in the other.
There's something not kosher with your rifle or scope if you can't get better than 3" groups with factory fodder, provided you know that you're capabile of delivering better groups
There are two points t be made here.One is that some loads do not work well in some rifles so if you have only tried one load there may not be a problem with the gun or scope .The other is that you never stated what size groups you shoot with other high powered rifles.This needs to be known to eliminate the possibility of flinching or shooter error.
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