I had my Rem 700 rebarreled with a Kreiger, action trued (by Krieger) and everything Cerakoted, Timney trigger and fitted with a McMillan Lazzeroni stock.
Unfortunately, it hates factory ammo. At 100yrds, 5-ish" groups with Hornady 150gr, 165gr and 180gr Interbonds, SST's and Superformance. Federal 130gr Barnes Tipped Triple Shock 3" groups and Federal Fusion 165gr 2" groups.
I've tried 3 different scopes and checked the (Farrell)base for looseness.
Is this very unusual for a custom barrel? This is incredibly frustrating because I could have simply gone out and bought a Tikka or Savage and get better groups across a range of brands.
I have yet to try the cheap Remington or Winchester brands. Should I try the HSM 190gr HPBT Match or HSM 168gr HPBT Match? Are they known for their accuracy over Rem and Win ammo?
At this point I don't have the extra funds for reloading.
I really feel like I wasted my money on trying to get better than average accuracy from a factory rifle.
The only other thing I haven't tried was another stock.
Unfortunately, it hates factory ammo. At 100yrds, 5-ish" groups with Hornady 150gr, 165gr and 180gr Interbonds, SST's and Superformance. Federal 130gr Barnes Tipped Triple Shock 3" groups and Federal Fusion 165gr 2" groups.
I've tried 3 different scopes and checked the (Farrell)base for looseness.
Is this very unusual for a custom barrel? This is incredibly frustrating because I could have simply gone out and bought a Tikka or Savage and get better groups across a range of brands.
I have yet to try the cheap Remington or Winchester brands. Should I try the HSM 190gr HPBT Match or HSM 168gr HPBT Match? Are they known for their accuracy over Rem and Win ammo?
At this point I don't have the extra funds for reloading.
I really feel like I wasted my money on trying to get better than average accuracy from a factory rifle.
The only other thing I haven't tried was another stock.