where did you buy it. i got the same gun about the same time last year and its doing the same exact thing, scope,bullets and all. if you want,email me with your serial# and we' ll compare. if the #' s are close, we' ve got a problem that needs corrected. or ill send you mine. i shot my biggest buck last year with it, aiming behind the shoulder, and hit him behind the ear at 80 yrds!