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stumper1300 · July 28, 2014, 11:21 PM

Gun is a Remington 700 .22-250 bull barrel. We don't know the round count, but The bore is shiny, rifling looks great and the bolt looks to have never been cycled. The gun really could have been NIB if we had a box. LOL. Anyways, the rifle will not hold it together. 5 shots taken and you might get 2 to be within a 1/2 inch of each other. The rest will be 3-6 inches away in random directions. We have tried....

-Checked all action screws, stock screws ,all are tight
-Scope bases and rings are tight
-we have tried 3 NEW scopes
- 5 BOXES of factory ammo
-Barrel does not contact the stock, full floated

Shooting from a lead sled on a solid bench. We are experienced shooters. This thing is not far from becoming a post in the ground!!

What are we missing? My only thought is that the overall length of the factory rounds might be to short ? We are going to crank up the reloader and do some more testing. HELP!!!! Thanks.

July 28, 2014, 11:21 PM	#1
stumper1300 Member Join Date: June 18, 2012 Posts: 55	Rem 700 issues. Gun is a Remington 700 .22-250 bull barrel. We don't know the round count, but The bore is shiny, rifling looks great and the bolt looks to have never been cycled. The gun really could have been NIB if we had a box. LOL. Anyways, the rifle will not hold it together. 5 shots taken and you might get 2 to be within a 1/2 inch of each other. The rest will be 3-6 inches away in random directions. We have tried.... -Checked all action screws, stock screws ,all are tight -Scope bases and rings are tight -we have tried 3 NEW scopes - 5 BOXES of factory ammo -Barrel does not contact the stock, full floated Shooting from a lead sled on a solid bench. We are experienced shooters. This thing is not far from becoming a post in the ground!! What are we missing? My only thought is that the overall length of the factory rounds might be to short ? We are going to crank up the reloader and do some more testing. HELP!!!! Thanks.