Thread: Accuracy problem with new browning bar 7mm08

As above. I have done my best to run the barrel in. Im upto 50 rounds and am unable to get grouping better than 2 inches at 100m. Weather the barrel is cleaned with copper solvent or just with hoppes no9...or both. I had the rifle in a sled even on a concrete bench. Im on my third box of ammo. PPU, winchester super x, and lastly sst hornady. The scope is new, although its abit cheap, but Ive had them in the past with no problems.
Can anyone help a newby out a little?

Try Nathan Foster's first book.
There's so many things it could be.
Is it bedded?
I'd probably ditch the sled and shoot prone myself or use sand bags.
What was the bore looking like, look into the muzzle on an angle, any copper in there?
The good thing is it's not way off. But bedding would help, and a heavy trigger won't. Maybe you just haven't found a round it likes yet. What's the twist? What weight projectiles are you using, try different weights. It might take a few rounds without cleaning to settle it down.
Is the parallax adjusted properly on the scope?

Take it back and swap it for a bolt action couldn't think of anything worse wandering around the bush with a loaded gun relying on a safety ...guess on the bright side if your with a mate youl always get to go infront if hes smart ! you've said you have tried different brands of ammo , have you changed bullet weights ? iv found that's usually the main trouble when it comes to inaccurate guns at least to get you close , when iv found something it likes or shows potential I usually just get the same projectile or a few sample pac,s of others similar & handload to refine it a bit more.

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Take it back and swap it for a bolt action couldn't think of anything worse wandering around the bush with a loaded gun relying on a safety ...

The 1960s called, they're interested in your firearms safety ideas. Or was that the 1930s?

Major tong to ground control , don't walk around with a loaded/cocked gun & never rely on a safety catch, I learnt my lesson there years ago...especially as the poster pointed out he was a newby .

Tried letting the barrel foul? Sounds like an awful lot of cleaning going on.

Check the basics, bases,mounts,scope. Then I would let the bore foul, then try shooting some groups they should hopefully tighten up.

To stay on topic, to the OP, 2" at 100m is really not that bad. Try a heavier bullet weight and see how you go. A lot of 308s seem to love 165ish loads. Better yet, find someone who hand loads to help you out. Factory ammo can be hit or miss, hence why so many people load in the first place. But cheap optics won't help either. If you are looking to upgrade then a weaver grand slam, sightron sII, or even one of the bushnell elite series are probably the low end of what's reliable and that you'll get reasonable service from. Anything a tier down from these tends to be hit or miss. Vortex diamondback can be OK and will be a little cheaper possibly. I have two, but one seems a lot better than the other.

Oh, and if your scopes cheap then I'm guessing the mounts are even cheaper? Decent mounts can't be overstated. Don't have to cost a fortune, Burris steel are perfectly fine.

Once all of that has been eliminated ask someone else to shoot your rifle!
It always sucks when another person can shoot your pride and joy better than you can but sometimes it just shows time at the range pays off.

Good luck with it

Do you have steel rings or Ali?
Ali rings are ok for rimfire but can't handle 308 recoil

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Originally Posted by Steve123

Do you have steel rings or Ali?
Ali rings are ok for rimfire but can't handle 308 recoil

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What a load of shit

Originally Posted by MSL

What a load of shit

Proven fact.

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Originally Posted by Steve123

Proven fact.

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Tell that to my 45-70 pushing 350's at 1950fps bit more than your 308 no issues.

Have never had a BAR that shot bad, is a 2" group with factory ammo really bad?