Buffalobwana
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I'm going to take a couple boxes of factory ammo as well.
I personally would never do anything like that but to each his ownTrying to wrap my head around this procedure. What are you striking the barrel with, palm of your hand, rubber mallet. How are you holding the barrel, from the top side with down pressure to prevent the gun from flying in the air? Interesting suggestion for sure.
That sounds like a near tragedy a baffle strike is bad news!I would try it without the muzzle device. I had the same problem raise its head. After loosing my mind for a while, I just happened to see a shiny spot at the muzzle baffle of my suppressor. The muzzle threads were just non concentric enough that the projectiles were just barely touching the edge of the baffle and sending them into an occasional erratic orbit. Sent the barreled action Back for a cut back and rethread and have had no more problems.
Was thinking the same thing! Whoever cut those threads should be fired. There is a generous (relatively speaking) amount of space in a suppressor for a bullet to pass through.That sounds like a near tragedy a baffle strike is bad news!
Wasn't my suggestion it was the OPs he got from a friend.I personally would never do anything like that but to each his own
I know ,I'm sorry if I clicked on your post by accident a lot of things happening on the site today,I'm busy and threads seem to keep running togetherWasn't my suggestion it was the OPs he got from a friend.
Are. The group velocities consistent between shots and with the follow on group.I have only had a couple. Guns that refused to group consistently. One, I fixed by re-crowning. This one is causing some head scratching.
300 Win Mag, Winchester CRF mod 70, Shilen barrel, McMillan A3 stock, Leupold VX-6, 3-18x56.
I have tried RL-22 and H4831SC. 190 Nosler Custom Competition (identical to SMK), 180 Nosler Accubond and 175 Custom Competition.
Most groups are 1.2" or so. It will shoot a .5" then a 1"+ with the same load. No load has shot consistently good groups.
I'm shooting 3 shot groups, letting the gun cool between shots and shooting 2 other rifles.
This gun is a new build. Straight from the gunsmith.
Rifle is bedded.
More than adequate clearance between stock and barrel from 3" in front of tang.
Indoor Air conditioned 100 yard range.
I can make mistakes shooting, but this is not me. When I pull a shot, I know it and either don't count it or I can call it close enough to get an accurate measurement.
I'm shooting great little groups with the 7 mag 308 and 6.5 CM between crappy groups with the 300 WM.
I have played with seating depth, taking it all the way out to 3.535". Helps, but no consistency.
Ideas?
Haven't chronoed the test loads. Using MagnetoSpeed and don't want the chrono to effect accuracy, since it straps to the gun.Are. The group velocities consistent between shots and with the follow on group.
Half inch group an 1"+ group?
Do you have a bore scope? The reason I ask is I just installed a new 26" 300 WSM Shilen barrel for my son in law and the middle 10" of the barrel is horrible. I have sent it back but so far I have not heard from them but they haven't had it but for 3 days.
Several companies make off barrel mounts for magneto speed nowadays ,I got mine from Wiser Precision.Haven't chronoed the test loads. Using MagnetoSpeed and don't want the chrono to effect accuracy, since it straps to the gun.
Ironically, MagnetoSpeed improved accuracy in one of my guns.