Try to shoot it first! I AM A HUGE REMINGTON FAN, but we had the exact rifle you describe, and it shot terrible! It would string shots, always going up and to the right. I lost count of how many different load combinations we tried. I checked and replaced the mounts. I also bought another Leupold and put on it. Nothing helped! Zero it as best you could, hunt with it a few days, and shoot it again and it would be off high and right GUARANTEED! I loved the way it handled, but if wont shoot, I wont own it.