So i have been waiting about a year to pick up a new stock for my 700. It finally came in this week and it is a B&C Tactical.
Now even with the crappy factory stock, the gun was not shooting bad (or i wasnt at least haha). With my handloads i pulled off this group
So with the new stock i expected to see similar, if not better groups, with something that just didnt feel cheap. Well i was very surprised to see the two groups. The first is with my same handload, and the second is with Hornady 150gr SSTs... (all squares are standard 1")
So as you can imagine going from a nearly 1/2 MOA group to a 2-3+ MOA, im pretty pissed.
I checked the stock, the fit feels great, the barrel is fully floated all the way. I tried with the screws torqued to both 65in/lb and 45in/lb and no difference.
What worries me, is, is it even possible for a stock to cause a problem like this? The last time ive seen such horrible consistancy was with a broken scope, but im not sure how all of a sudden it would have broke. Its not the best scope, but not horrible. It is a Millet TRS1. It has been excellent for me and i have heard of people using the same scope on much larger calibers.
So im trying to rule the coincedence of a broken scope out and just assume it is just the stock. that being said i have two questions. Could the stock have caused such a drastic change? and if so...how the hell do i fix it? lol
Now even with the crappy factory stock, the gun was not shooting bad (or i wasnt at least haha). With my handloads i pulled off this group
So with the new stock i expected to see similar, if not better groups, with something that just didnt feel cheap. Well i was very surprised to see the two groups. The first is with my same handload, and the second is with Hornady 150gr SSTs... (all squares are standard 1")
So as you can imagine going from a nearly 1/2 MOA group to a 2-3+ MOA, im pretty pissed.
I checked the stock, the fit feels great, the barrel is fully floated all the way. I tried with the screws torqued to both 65in/lb and 45in/lb and no difference.
What worries me, is, is it even possible for a stock to cause a problem like this? The last time ive seen such horrible consistancy was with a broken scope, but im not sure how all of a sudden it would have broke. Its not the best scope, but not horrible. It is a Millet TRS1. It has been excellent for me and i have heard of people using the same scope on much larger calibers.
So im trying to rule the coincedence of a broken scope out and just assume it is just the stock. that being said i have two questions. Could the stock have caused such a drastic change? and if so...how the hell do i fix it? lol