Thread: Rifle Double Grouping

Originally Posted by greghud

stop wasting ammo, it should only take a couple of shots to sight in a rifle, if it is playing up, and you continue to shoot with out fixing the problem you are wasting your time and money.
by all meens, take it out of the stock and have a play with the action screws make sure they are snug.
piss the bipod off, they are bloody useless, set up a rest on a bench or even a half empty bag of chook food if you have no other option. but it is important to eliminate tourqueing the stock by supporting it with your rest as close to the action as is pratical.
the rest should eliminate all movement.
the problem with the houge stocks is that they flex like all hell, you will ajust your hold between shots due to recoil this causes un even tourquing of the stock, the same as caused by poor bedding. this is amplified by the bipod as it is at the end of the stock.
set a target up at 50 mtrs. you will see if all the shots are going into one hole or if not that all the shots will at least hit paper.
run a 5 shot group. see if that fixes the problem.
having eliminated the possability of poor accuracy coming from the stock if it still shoots poorly, take another scope that you know works well. install it and repeat the test.
dont worry about letting the barrel cool and cleaning between shots, its a waste of time and money.
you should expect it to shoot to a maximum of 1 inch at 50mtrs or better.
if the new scope dose not fix the problem, the gun will need further work that should be performed by a gunsmith, the likes of pillar or epoxy bedding, recrowning and the like.
greg

Agree. Houge stock supported by a bipod is bad news. Either bed an arrow shaft into the stock to stiffen it, or get an aftermarket rigid one. Pilar bed should sort it too, as it will raise the action and barrel a little to reduce the chance of the stock touching the barrel.

Try shooting it of a solid rest, under the action, not at the forend. If this allows you to shoot a good group, it nearly confirms the houge stock issue.