Finally got my .22 shooting groups I'm happy with...

[Twisted]

Actually, I'm pretty dang thrilled with them. Been working on this rifle every night for a week basically, tweaking, testing, shooting, etc. A week ago when I started this determined project I was getting 2" groups at 50 yards at best, with some ammo's it did much worse. Tonight, after a week of "dialing" things in and using SK Standard Plus I shot 10 groups of 5 rounds each with an average of .464" and a final/best group of less than 1/4" with suppressor.

Ruger 77/22 All Weather, basically stock minus Volquarsten sear. Barrel threaded by Tornado Technologies with SWR Warlock.

 

[pinsandpitons]

Well done. What do you think was the most effective of the 'tweeks' you made?

 

[Twisted]

Well done. What do you think was the most effective of the 'tweeks' you made?

Free floating the barrel hands down. It was a bit tricky in this stock but I made it work. Still want to do a little bedding and build up here and there but as soon as I discovered some of the issues with the stock and barrel contacting the groups shrunk in half. They shrunk more as I fine tuned the stock away from everything with a file. Then finally finding a brick of good match type ammo was the final kicker.

I have a couple hundred rounds through it in the last week, most over a chrono, and documented on target while I worked this process. As soon as I am satisfied that it will be consistent I plan to do a write up with all the info, pics, and data to share and hopefully help anyone else with similar issues.

 

[pinsandpitons]

That'll be cool to see. I'm getting pretty good (~1moa) groups out of my marlin out to 100yds, but I need to find something better than CCI standard vel to try. Which can is that? Looks like mine, Tac65.

 

[Twisted]

SWR Warlock