Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Gunworks Darkness


User Tag List

Results 1 to 15 of 29
Like Tree50Likes

Thread: Dumb question about shooting

Threaded View

  1. #26
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    kaiapoi
    Posts
    7,383
    Along the lines of what gundoc has suggested but I doubt it is your issue.
    He has a Remington 700 300 win mag that he has been mucking around a bit doing long-range shooting. older rifle, not one of the more recent shit jobs
    at longer ranges, I think past 400, it had a tendency to start throwing to one side. Not a lot but at it got further it corresponded to the shots on target as well
    He had already had a major shitfight with it using a lot of powder and primers etc until he found out it had a slow 1-14 twist and needed the appropriate projectile. Should've been a 1-10 to make use of the magnum case for bigger projectiles. but back on task
    Between Himself and another good friend where he worked (owns a machine shop) they worked out the back mount was on the piss. I think both rear screw holes for the base were off maybe 1/4 mm to one side. That's 10 thou to the proper people.
    He ummed and ahhed about it but got a carbide cutter of the appropriate size for about 60 bucks, set it all up on the mill (triple checking and gently recut the holes and it only needed tapping to the next size up.
    he was still dubious about it working and it being the issue in the first place.
    Well, it was. On a sporting rifle barely used out to 400 it wouldn't have been noticeable but once you got out past that it reared its head.
    must've been working a little bit like canting a scope. It was never in line with the bore.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Dumb Arse Question
    By bluebaiter222 in forum Questions, Comments, Suggestions, Testing.
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 16-06-2022, 07:56 AM
  2. Dumb suppressor question
    By thelivo in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 18-03-2014, 06:37 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!