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Thanks for the tip on that. I do have a muzzle break. I am getting some tight groups with H1000 powder under 180 Gr bullet. I would think the gun should have gotten much better groups with factory ammo though. Will try it without mb
Mixed results. Trying to find the right load. I typically get groups below 2MOA. Sometimes I get sub MOA. But nothing is consistent. As soon as I work up a load, it does not perform the same way when I shoot it again. I was settled on 76 grains of H1000 with a 208 ELD-M Hornady. It did 1 MOA and better. I have killed an Antelope and a Mule Deer with that load. But I want a load that is more consistently 1/4 MOA. I am playing around with bullet seating, primers and 77.2, 77.5 and 77.8 grains of H1000. Getting loose primer pockets but the brass has been shot a lot. I have a stupid Chrony that gives error readings when I depend on it the most. But when it works, I get a wide spread. I had some that were getting 81 ES. I had one load that got 7 (3-shot groups). So I loaded that up and it got 46. Nothing will remain consistent. As soon as I get promising results, it all changes. But my first experience with this rifle is hard to get over. I have never had any rifle that shot factory ammo over such a large area. Even though I bought this rifle with the intention of reloading, it should have performed better out of the box with factory ammo. I like everything about the gun, with the exception of that experience. If I could only know exactly what formula it needs to shoot single-hole groups, I would be enthused about it.
Did you ever receive any more contact from Nate T / Bergera ?
Seems like someone wrote something to me but have not heard anything else. I have invested so much into this rifle. I just shot my best load which did 2.3" at 100. Sand bag and solid rest. The best experimental load today is .950 group (3 shots). But that is about what my formerly best load did which not shoots horrible. Using chrono. Best ES is 19. Most are more. Not accurate. Tried different seating depths at .003 increments. Best is .020 and .023. I set mine at .021. Muzzle break is tight. Action screws set at 55 inch lbs. I am really angry that I am left with this. No answers. Just a lot more money trying to make it work. It should shoot good out of the box. Doesn't
Yes. My barrel is free-floated. I also ran some sand-paper back and forth in a spot that seemed to hang up a little. You can take a dollar bill and run it from front to back without anything touching. I rest the rifle with a bipod. I pre-load when shooting so that it is pushing forward. The back is with two sandbags. When the trigger goes off (has very nice trigger pull) it is solidly rested. I have tried several different loads. I started with IMR4350 but went to H1000. It seems that loads that perform do not maintain consistent performance. BTW, I double-weigh my powder charges. The Lyman digital dispenser I use only gets close. I then use a Hornady weigh scale to get exact. Any substantive help or critique on what I need to do is much appreciated.
It is a brand new scope I put on the day I bought it. It is a Vortex Viper, mounted professionally (not that that means anything). Scope screws tightened to 18 inch lbs as per the manufacturer. I had the exact same model of scope put on another rifle with a horrible experience. Perhaps even similar. We *think* the screws were over-tightened causing it to seem like the rifle was not shooting as well as it normally did. I even changed my load and it helped, but still not tight. Finally, I tore off the scope and put the old Nikon back on it. It was back to driving tacks. I would hate to think that the problem is the scope again. I don't have another scope to fit on this one to try. It just seems too weird. It will sometimes hit two shots touching but the third is an inch or more off. This is what happened with my previous bad-scope experience. But then another group would be spread out like there is no rhyme or reason. I really need help.
I just answered Korhil78 on this. It is a brand new scope and mounted professionally. I don't have another scope to try. Is there a way to test a scope other than replacing it?
