Howdy y'all.
I got a brand new Remington 700 ADL in .30-06 two years ago, and I don't remember what kind of groups it was shooting then (I think around 1.5MOA), but I know they weren't as bad as they are now. I shot the gun over the weekend to test the zero, and it was shooting about a 6" group at 100 yards. I know it wasn't just me, because I had another guy shoot it also because I thought it was shooting funny. He put one bullet about 3" high and left of the bullseye, then another about 3" low and right of the bullseye. Next shot (3rd shot), he put it in the same high left hole, then the 4th shot went in the same low right hole. Essentially, he put 4 bullets into 2 holes about 6" apart from each other. 5th and final shot he took went about 3" low left (he swears it was a good shot too). We checked to see if the scope was loose, but it was solid as a rock (Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 sitting on Leupold bases/rings). I am shooting 180gr Remington Core-Lokt bullets out of it, and he suggested I try out some different bullets to see if the gun likes them better. However, another variable crossed my mind just now. When I bought the gun, it came with a synthetic stock installed. I purchased a walnut stock from a guy and installed it myself about 6 months after I bought the gun. Do y'all think that this could have caused the dramatic change in accuracy? Like I said, I don't remember how it was shooting before, but I know it wasn't close to this bad. I installed the stock correctly (I don't know how you can screw it up), I just took out the screws holding the action and stock together and slapped on the new stock. Fit and finish with the new stock seems just fine.
What do y'all think? Should I try new bullets? I'm skeptical that a simple change in ammo can tighten up my groups a whole ~5". I plan on taking it to the range as soon as I can with the old synthetic stock installed and seeing how it groups. But, that being said, I would like to keep the walnut stock on there if at all possible. If it turns out to be an issue with the stock, how can I have it remedied? If I send it to a gunsmith and have him bed the stock and float the barrel, will that fix it?
Suggestions and input are appreciated.
Thanks fellas, and sorry for the long post.
I got a brand new Remington 700 ADL in .30-06 two years ago, and I don't remember what kind of groups it was shooting then (I think around 1.5MOA), but I know they weren't as bad as they are now. I shot the gun over the weekend to test the zero, and it was shooting about a 6" group at 100 yards. I know it wasn't just me, because I had another guy shoot it also because I thought it was shooting funny. He put one bullet about 3" high and left of the bullseye, then another about 3" low and right of the bullseye. Next shot (3rd shot), he put it in the same high left hole, then the 4th shot went in the same low right hole. Essentially, he put 4 bullets into 2 holes about 6" apart from each other. 5th and final shot he took went about 3" low left (he swears it was a good shot too). We checked to see if the scope was loose, but it was solid as a rock (Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 sitting on Leupold bases/rings). I am shooting 180gr Remington Core-Lokt bullets out of it, and he suggested I try out some different bullets to see if the gun likes them better. However, another variable crossed my mind just now. When I bought the gun, it came with a synthetic stock installed. I purchased a walnut stock from a guy and installed it myself about 6 months after I bought the gun. Do y'all think that this could have caused the dramatic change in accuracy? Like I said, I don't remember how it was shooting before, but I know it wasn't close to this bad. I installed the stock correctly (I don't know how you can screw it up), I just took out the screws holding the action and stock together and slapped on the new stock. Fit and finish with the new stock seems just fine.
What do y'all think? Should I try new bullets? I'm skeptical that a simple change in ammo can tighten up my groups a whole ~5". I plan on taking it to the range as soon as I can with the old synthetic stock installed and seeing how it groups. But, that being said, I would like to keep the walnut stock on there if at all possible. If it turns out to be an issue with the stock, how can I have it remedied? If I send it to a gunsmith and have him bed the stock and float the barrel, will that fix it?
Suggestions and input are appreciated.
Thanks fellas, and sorry for the long post.
