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T. O'Heir · July 30, 2014, 03:59 PM

Remington uses 1 in 14 for the .22-250, but I very much doubt that's the issue. Assuming it's a factory barrel with a good crown and you're using light bullets, it's far more likely to be the bedding.
Possibly the floated barrel too. That guarantees nothing. Some rifles like it, some don't. The only way to find out is to try it. Your's needs to be tested with a pressure point.
I'd start by loosening the stock screws and checking to see if the rifle moves in the stock. If it rocks or wobbles in any direction, it's not bedded properly.
Then put a pressure point in. Bit of bedding compound an inch or so aft of the end of the forestock with release agent on the barrel. Or for testing, a wee bit of cardboard.

July 30, 2014, 03:59 PM	#10
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Remington uses 1 in 14 for the .22-250, but I very much doubt that's the issue. Assuming it's a factory barrel with a good crown and you're using light bullets, it's far more likely to be the bedding. Possibly the floated barrel too. That guarantees nothing. Some rifles like it, some don't. The only way to find out is to try it. Your's needs to be tested with a pressure point. I'd start by loosening the stock screws and checking to see if the rifle moves in the stock. If it rocks or wobbles in any direction, it's not bedded properly. Then put a pressure point in. Bit of bedding compound an inch or so aft of the end of the forestock with release agent on the barrel. Or for testing, a wee bit of cardboard. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!