Traditions Deerhunter kit basketcase, and additional frustration... - Page 2

FrontierGander · August 2, 2017, 02:51 PM

just saying, you saw what the kit looked like before you bought it.

FrankenMauser · August 9, 2017, 08:03 PM

Finally dialed in.
What a pain.

After chasing my own tail for a while, because it didn't dawn on me over the past couple weeks to shoot a separate target for each sequential load from a clean bore, I eventually figured this thing out.

Based on the current zero:
Clean, greased bore goes way low and way, way right. (~14" low and ~36" right @ 100 yd)
Second and third rounds stack up nicely, right at the POA.
Fourth round goes 5-7" high and 12-18" left.

There's a lot of machining chatter on the land at 9 o'clock (3 o'clock, looking from at muzzle). And there's a nick in the crown at about 2:15-2:30 (10:30-10:45 looking at muzzle).
But, neither of those should be causing a variable divergence issue that is also influenced by fouling -- especially when considering gyroscopic precession and point of impact.

...The stupid thing just doesn't like to be clean.
(Or very dirty.)

August 2, 2017, 02:51 PM	#26
FrontierGander Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Location: Boncarbo,Colorado Posts: 651	just saying, you saw what the kit looked like before you bought it. __________________ https://buckskinsbp.blogspot.com/

August 9, 2017, 08:03 PM	#27
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Finally dialed in. What a pain. After chasing my own tail for a while, because it didn't dawn on me over the past couple weeks to shoot a separate target for each sequential load from a clean bore, I eventually figured this thing out. Based on the current zero: Clean, greased bore goes way low and way, way right. (~14" low and ~36" right @ 100 yd) Second and third rounds stack up nicely, right at the POA. Fourth round goes 5-7" high and 12-18" left. There's a lot of machining chatter on the land at 9 o'clock (3 o'clock, looking from at muzzle). And there's a nick in the crown at about 2:15-2:30 (10:30-10:45 looking at muzzle). But, neither of those should be causing a variable divergence issue that is also influenced by fouling -- especially when considering gyroscopic precession and point of impact. ...The stupid thing just doesn't like to be clean. (Or very dirty.) __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe. Last edited by FrankenMauser; August 9, 2017 at 10:17 PM. Reason: Left out some words that made me look dumberer.