Its probably your scope. I had a scope on a .22 once and went shooting some tin cans or something and it was off, tried to sight it in and it was all over the place. A friend of mine told me that sometimes the crosshairs start to float on cheaper scopes (i think he called it float, its been a number of years). Got a new cheap scope (well its only a .22 no need for an expensive one) and everything was fine after that. (if it happens again, ill go get another cheap one too). You can use the messed up scope as a cheap spotting scope or a monocular.

Did you clean your gun after you sighted it in? Sometimes that will affect the zero. I know on my gun if I clean it after it is sighted in it will not hit where I aim. Just a thought.

Did you put lock-tite on the scope screws? I didn't with my last one and it got knocked off zero if you breathed on it hard. Even if the screws are tight, it can get off zero after a few shots if you didn't use lock-tite. You will be a little off too if you sighted it in when your barrel was hot, when it cools off the zero will be off to one side. Check to make sure your scope rings fit on the scope good, the scope could be rattling around in the rings.

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I shoot a Rem. 700 and have for years. My experience is the gun is very good. I have wood stalks and synthetic. Both hold a sights well. I have had the same problem in the past. It was with the scope. I replaced the scope, problem solved. The objectives started to move inside the scope. The faulty scope was a leopold, I replaced it with a simmons eight point. I have had no problems with that gun since. It has been over three years now.

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I did'nt think things like that was suppose to happen to a leopold.

Edited by - strut on 11/19/2002 18:29:29