ORIGINAL: country1
I would have a gunsmith or someone very knowledgeable about rifles check it out. It could a worn, loose or defective part in the action. Another posibility is something isnot tight/rightbetween the barrel, receiver, action, gun to stock, bases or rings. Is this rifle suppose to be bedded or free floating - if so is that part okay? Is the stock sound? How does the rifling look? Is it pitted or worn? How does the crown look? Is the barrel bent in any way? Is the trigger pull so high it is hard to be accurate? I had a rifle like this - so I adjusted the trigger (make sure you know what you are doing here or have a gunsmith do it for you). Personally, I don't shoot from a vice as you may crack the stock (I shoot from a rest).Is there a hairline crack in the stock from when you bought it? Some peoplehave reallyloading up their Lead Sleds - it is possible the person knew they cracked the stock and traded it in. It could also be a gun that needs to have handloaded rounds to be accurate.
So this is not normal for the gun? The stock seems fine. Has a few scratches but no cracks that I've seen and is super tight. The forearm piece is a little loose but from what I've heard most of the BAR's have this issue. The trigger pull is a little hard but not too bad. I don't think the barrel is bent but not 100% sure on that. Seems unlikely. It's hard to see down the barrel but what I can see looks okay. You can see the rifling fairly well and the crown seems fine if I run a q tip around it. Not sure about the action as I don't know how to check the stuff and when I've called around to gunsmiths in the past none of them seemed like they wanted to look at it or thought they could do anything. Should I keep trying until I find a good one or are 2-3" groups normal for this rifle?
So is the Lead Sled not a good idea or is it okay?