Dougfirtree
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I recently had a rifle barrel cut down 3 inches and re-crowned. I took it to the range this morning and its favorite load was printing groups of about 7 inches at 50 yards, instead of the usual 1.5 inches. This rifle has no scope, so that's not the issue. It has a peep sight. That kind of change makes me think something is really wrong. I'm going to try one other favored load tomorrow, before I call the gun smith, but has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? Any thoughts? The rifle in question is a Rem 7600. Thanks!
ps. For those who commented on my last thread about the hang-fires, we cleaned out the spring and pin on that rifle and it's been flawless since. I also had the same gunsmith re-crown that rifle and it really helped. Shot a 5/8" group with the same load that was averaging about an inch before.
ps. For those who commented on my last thread about the hang-fires, we cleaned out the spring and pin on that rifle and it's been flawless since. I also had the same gunsmith re-crown that rifle and it really helped. Shot a 5/8" group with the same load that was averaging about an inch before.