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Thread: Dodgy Savage 300WM
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02-07-2021, 09:21 #11
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02-07-2021, 09:24 #12
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02-07-2021, 09:29 #13
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
By process of illimination, seems that most of the obvious reasons for poor grouping are taken care of.
Leaves ammo or mechanical problem with action/barrel.
I would clean the barrel of all carbon and copper fouling, then try a different brand of ammo and see if it changes. If you still have issues, I would take it to a gunsmith to investigate chamber and crown.
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02-07-2021, 09:32 #14
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
Not sure what size your scope is, but check if the parallax is not stuck, I have seen it happen.
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02-07-2021, 09:41 #15
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
The scope used is a leupold vx3L 4.5-14x40, i put my Vortex Viper PST Gen2 on the rifle to test and same thing.
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02-07-2021, 10:01 #16
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
When rested on the sandbag again, try sliding a banknote around the barrel up to the action. From photos of the rifle seen online, the barrel/stock clearance looks very tight.
Also, most similar problems Mr Google find is usually due to the flexible synthetic stock or a bum scope. Ammunition is a distant third
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02-07-2021, 10:09 #17
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
Just to reiterate holdingthezero's suggestion, but do check the action screws. (That was the simple problem on a new mauser.)
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02-07-2021, 11:23 #18
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
I tested the barrel clearance with a note and it moves freely.
The action screws were torqued properly I triple checked them before my 2nd trip to the range.
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02-07-2021, 11:35 #19
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
My main suspect is always the crown.
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02-07-2021, 11:46 #20
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Re: Dodgy Savage 300WM
I've seen a way out of true chamber on a brand new Remington 700. Do a chamber cast with sulfur if you can.
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