Looking for some suggestions on a Model 70, fairly recent manufacture. Not the Black Shadow model, but the composite stocked, matt finish model W/ a 24 inch barrel chambered in 300 WM.
While I am certainly no master, I shoot allot and don't really have any problem shooting a gun with this type recoil and am very comfortable with it.
The gun looked to be old "new" stock and unfired. I cleaned the barrel well, mounted a Bushnell 6x24 scope on it with Talley one piece mounts and went to the range. At 100 yards, the first four shots were in about a 4 to 5 inch string, no groups, just a nearly verticle line angling to the right. After letting the barrel cool, The next one was exactly two inches high, what I was looking for, but the two following were two inches on either side. Fired several 3 shot groups allowing the barrel to cool between and could never get more than 3 to 4 inch groups.
Was using a good rest and the scope and mounts were very solid w/ blue loctight. I adjusted the trigger to about 3 lbs or so with very little, if any, creep. Trigger is very nice, crisp and consistant.
Ammo was Hornady custom 150 grain boat tail spire point bonded. I plan to try some other factory loads tomorrow and eventually get some dies to reload. I reload for several pistol and a few rile calibers already, just not the 300wm.
I am going to try to trim the stock under the barrel at it touches in a couple of places, but looking for other suggestions.
Thanks for any ideas
Hank