Browning x-bolt 6.5 creedmoor, help

[wesg93]

I have a browning x-bolt hells canyon 6.5 creedmoor with 26" barrel with a Leupold vx-6hd 3-18x44. Bought last November, shot excellent out of the box had it shooting sub moa in just a few shots. Between December-March shot approximately 200 rounds, shooting pop cans at 500 and 600 yards consistently, very pleased. Fast forward a few weeks end of March to April and now I can't get it to group at 200 yards anymore. I haven't changed anthing, I've been shooting factory hornady eld match 140. Could the warmer temperatures be affecting it that much. I've checked scope mounts everything is tight. I'm lost and pretty frustrated. Any ideas or thoughts? I included a picture from my previous 200 yard group

 

[Sako284]

Check the gaurd screws first, then the barrel channel, and then the bedding. Has the gun taken any nasty falls? Could something have happened to break the scope? I have four of the Vx6 and have never had one lay down on me, but everything mechanical can fail.

 

[wesg93]

Check the gaurd screws first, then the barrel channel, and then the bedding. Has the gun taken any nasty falls? Could something have happened to break the scope? I have four of the Vx6 and have never had one lay down on me, but everything mechanical can fail.

No bad falls, only fall its had it fell over from its bipods on the carpet.

 

[hunter67wa]

Have you checked barrel for copper fouling?

 

[wesg93]

Have you checked barrel for copper fouling?

I have not. Can you explain a little?

 

[Reemty J]

You need to take a few hours and clean and soak that barrel...it probably is copper fouled.........

 

[JMW67]

I have a browning x-bolt hells canyon 6.5 creedmoor with 26" barrel with a Leupold vx-6hd 3-18x44. Bought last November, shot excellent out of the box had it shooting sub moa in just a few shots. Between December-March shot approximately 200 rounds, shooting pop cans at 500 and 600 yards consistently, very pleased. Fast forward a few weeks end of March to April and now I can't get it to group at 200 yards anymore. I haven't changed anthing, I've been shooting factory hornady eld match 140. Could the warmer temperatures be affecting it that much. I've checked scope mounts everything is tight. I'm lost and pretty frustrated. Any ideas or thoughts? I included a picture from my previous 200 yard group

is it the same ammo you used last time or new stuff

 

[Joefrazell]

What kind of group are you getting now at 200 yrds?

 

[wesg93]

is it the same ammo you used last time or new stuff

Same ammo

 

[wesg93]

You need to take a few hours and clean and soak that barrel...it probably is copper fouled.........

I cleaned it after every outing pretty extensively. Bristle brush for 6.5, soft brush, then clean white patch until the patch came out without any black residue

 

[wesg93]

What kind of group are you getting now at 200 yrds?

The 3 higher shots are hornady the bottom 3 are handloads

 

[25WSM]

What kind of cleaning solution are you using. Usually when a rifle just stops shooting the barrel is fouled out. Tell us what you use to clean your barrel please.
Shep

 

[Bait57]

I'm following this because I have a new one to break in.

 

[JOHNSONJC79]

Every VX 6 I have seen from leupold has failed. I quit using them. Try a different a scope. I chased junk like that forever