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603Country · November 1, 2011, 11:53 AM

Yes, it could be the scope. I recently had a new rifle with a new scope and was trying to find a good bullet/powder combination. I must've burned 150 rounds or more, with no good combo found, before I decided to try another scope on the gun. All that work and loading was for nothing. I replaced the scope and started all over. At one point I was so frustrated that I had been on the verge of selling or rebarrelling the gun. I just never even considered (until after reading an article on accuracy problems) that the scope might be the problem. It was a $440 scope from a major Japanese maker.

November 1, 2011, 11:53 AM	#9
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	Yes, it could be the scope. I recently had a new rifle with a new scope and was trying to find a good bullet/powder combination. I must've burned 150 rounds or more, with no good combo found, before I decided to try another scope on the gun. All that work and loading was for nothing. I replaced the scope and started all over. At one point I was so frustrated that I had been on the verge of selling or rebarrelling the gun. I just never even considered (until after reading an article on accuracy problems) that the scope might be the problem. It was a $440 scope from a major Japanese maker.