I put a new rifle together for deer season this year and I’m less than impressed with it. Parts used:
C A Ridgeline 308 with 20” carbon barrel
McMillan HTG stock
A G - M5 bottom metal
TT trigger set at 2.5lbs
EEW 20 moa base
Vortex PMR rings
Leupold VX-5 3-15 x 44
Hornady 165gr sst
The action started out torqued to 35, 45 and then 55 in lbs, rings and base are torqued to spec. I’ll do 3 shot groups @ 100 yards with about 20 minutes in between to let it cool down and the POI will shift from group to group. I put my Mark-5 on it to see if I had a dud scope but I get the same results. Today it started out right and shifted left by the end of the day. I accept the fact that it’s a factory barreled action and will only shoot 1.25 MOA but why is it shifting? (Disregard the 3 shots in the middle of the paper, they were from a different rifle)
C A Ridgeline 308 with 20” carbon barrel
McMillan HTG stock
A G - M5 bottom metal
TT trigger set at 2.5lbs
EEW 20 moa base
Vortex PMR rings
Leupold VX-5 3-15 x 44
Hornady 165gr sst
The action started out torqued to 35, 45 and then 55 in lbs, rings and base are torqued to spec. I’ll do 3 shot groups @ 100 yards with about 20 minutes in between to let it cool down and the POI will shift from group to group. I put my Mark-5 on it to see if I had a dud scope but I get the same results. Today it started out right and shifted left by the end of the day. I accept the fact that it’s a factory barreled action and will only shoot 1.25 MOA but why is it shifting? (Disregard the 3 shots in the middle of the paper, they were from a different rifle)
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