I'm trying to diagnose my fathers old Mod 70. It's an early 70's push feed 25-06. It used to be a sub MOA rifle and my father claims that he has had several 1/2 MOA 3-shot groups out of it.
Recently, we took it out to the range to zero it, and we were consistently shooting 2-3.5" 3-shot groups with it at 100yds. Three people tried grouping it, and a 2" equilateral triangle what the best that we came up with. We tried 3 types of ammo; one being a type that the rifle has shot very well with in the past.
Oh, and the zero seemed to wander a bit while we were just trying to create a good group.
So the first thing that I checked were the tightness of the mount to the receiver and scope.
It was tight.
Then the crown.
It looked good.
Then we thought that the barrel may be shot out.
Without using a bore-scope [just a good light], everything seems to check out from the breach to the muzzle.
Last, I checked the stock and action screws.
Screws were snug, and the stock doesn't seem warped. Stock presses on the barrel, but the barrel has never been free-floated, even when it was shooting good.
I don't want to take it to a gunsmith, because I don't know if any close by know what they're doing when it come to bolt action accuracy. They might say something like, "Well, if you can hit a pie plate, then that's good enough for Bambi's dad."
What am I missing here? Should I just take it to a smith here anyway to see what they say?
If I can't figure this out, then my father says he doesn't want it. If this becomes the case, would it be worth truing the action, re-barreling, re-stocking? Or with all the great new options that are out there, should I just pick up another factory Tikka or try a Bergara?
Recently, we took it out to the range to zero it, and we were consistently shooting 2-3.5" 3-shot groups with it at 100yds. Three people tried grouping it, and a 2" equilateral triangle what the best that we came up with. We tried 3 types of ammo; one being a type that the rifle has shot very well with in the past.
Oh, and the zero seemed to wander a bit while we were just trying to create a good group.
So the first thing that I checked were the tightness of the mount to the receiver and scope.
It was tight.
Then the crown.
It looked good.
Then we thought that the barrel may be shot out.
Without using a bore-scope [just a good light], everything seems to check out from the breach to the muzzle.
Last, I checked the stock and action screws.
Screws were snug, and the stock doesn't seem warped. Stock presses on the barrel, but the barrel has never been free-floated, even when it was shooting good.
I don't want to take it to a gunsmith, because I don't know if any close by know what they're doing when it come to bolt action accuracy. They might say something like, "Well, if you can hit a pie plate, then that's good enough for Bambi's dad."
What am I missing here? Should I just take it to a smith here anyway to see what they say?
If I can't figure this out, then my father says he doesn't want it. If this becomes the case, would it be worth truing the action, re-barreling, re-stocking? Or with all the great new options that are out there, should I just pick up another factory Tikka or try a Bergara?