awhile back I bought a new number 1 in 204 Ruger for the local groundhogs---About a month ago, I sold it to a good friend and ordered a replacement ,#1, heavy varmint barrel in stainless, laminated stock, then drove up to Bass Pro and bought a $300 Leopold, 3-9x40 in silver for it--the new one was considerably heavier than the first one and has no checkering--My buddy saw it and we agreed to trade them, he likes heavier guns, it's a beauty and I got back the one with checkering and less weight--problem is, the first one is an absolute tack driver and the heavy barreled with the laminated stock won't group under two inches at 50 yards. Any ideas on where to start looking for the problem? We are going to see if a different scope is the answer and free-floating the barrel has also been mentioned. I know there are some of you on this forum that are real whiz kids when it concerns the #1's accuracy--I really want to help him get this thing shooting straight because I really like having the first one back and he is a good friend along with the issue of trust and fairness, so I need some suggestions--thanks --John