I was wondering if some of you guys could offer me up an opinion? I purchased this rifle about five years ago for my out west type of hunting. The problem I'm having is that it doesn't shoot as well as it did when it was new. The gun shop where I purchased it suggested that I take it to a gunsmith that's an hour and a half away. Well after a complete go over which included a trigger job along with floating, and bedding. The gunsmith tells me that he can't get it clean enough. Meaning that there's too much copper left in the barrel. He believes the barrel wasn't cut smooth enough. I called Remington, and they say you can't get all the copper out, and it should be fine. Of course the guy where I bought it also says the gunsmith is wrong, and backs Remington. Even though,,,, they sent me to him! In case you're wondering, the scope is a VX III 4.5x14. When I purchased this gun I could stay inside of one inch at a hundred yards while shooting off of a bench, and now I'm probaly out to an inch, and a half. I've been thinking about sending it to Precision Reticles for graduations, but I'm hesitant to spend anymore money on the thing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.