ORIGINAL: sellme69
The gun was initially purchased at Cabelas.
I am typically a good shooter: benchrest with sandbags, Zeiss Conquest 3x9, controlled breathing, good (expensive) ammo, etc. to get good groups. All has been gone over on the gun including swapping scopes & mounts. Gunsmith at Gander went over them as well to double-check me.
I haven't shot it since receiving it back, but as you say you can lose confidence in a piece quickly if it's not doing what you want.
On a side note, what do you think a Rocky Mtn Elk Foundation 700 XCR in 300 WSM would go for as far as trade in? To be honest, I'd like to have another just like it that shoots well!
I would ween out a few more thing before throwing in the towel (giving up on the gun) . Have you checked the bedding screws for proper torque? 2. Check to see if stockis putting pressure on one side of barrel then the other? Might try free floating barrel with shims.3.Check the bore may need a good cleaning (even if it looks clean) can still be fowled with copper. Use a good copper solvent. On my 700xcr I did a barrel break in proceedure that reduce copper fowling and improves the accuracy. 4.Trigger pull has alot to due with accuracy. 5.You say thatyou used the expensive ammo. Have you used thestandard ammo?6. Did you use lokt-tite on scope bases and rings/ Were they properly torqued? 7. On your grouping of shots was they three shot groups or more? Did you let the barrel cool between shots? 8. Check the muzzle crowncouldhave a ding in it. That can causea problem.There is plenty of things to check before trading the gun off.