dogslayer

I got a fine new rifle recently , an encore in .204 ruger . I was dialed in for a perfect 200 yd zero . I got a little sand or dirt in the action that made an awful noise when opening and closing the rifle . I figured that I'd do a barrel off cleaning of the thing . Once I put it back together , I was missing some pretty easy shots . It seems to me that my zero moved down about 2.5 min. I'm wondering if any of you have had this same experaince ? Or maybe I've just lost my touch . Thanks .

CamoCop

haven't had any problems with mine, sure you didn't bump the scope?

HEAD0001

I do not think 2.5 inches is alot, when you take barrels on and off. I have seen rifles shoot 2.5 inches off just by cleaning. On the Encore, some return to zero, and some do not, but 2.5 inches is not alot. Tom.

bigcountry

Yes, taking on and off encore barrels usually results in zero being off by upwards of 3MOA. Nothing unusual. You take a bolt apart and can see simular results. Tighter the fit is, better it is. usually the culprit can be the forarm and how tight you tighten the screws. This is the reason I freefloated mine.

alsaqr

Never had any problem with my Encore barrels changing zero since i worked on the for ends.Make sure that the fore endwood is not contacting the receiver.

dogslayer

2.5" isn't aweful , but that translates to a miss of 5" at 200 yds . And it only gets greater from there . Thanks for the advice .