RE: NEF .204, not pleased.
he missed the point didnt he?? a fresh bore usually doesnt exceed its accuracy potential untill you put atleast 100 round through it, the jb bore paste helps speed that process up and usually can devirginize ( break in the barrel ) with 40 to 50 shots when using the bore paste. when a barrel is new it has rough spots in the rifiling which need to be smoothed out before your gun will be its most accurate. I really doubt its the scope especially the 204 being as low recoil as it is, unless the mounts were loosening up I would check the mounts before singling out the scope as the problem, but honestly if its a new gun I would lean more towards the fact the barrel is not broke in yet. good luck