Talked to a tech at LMT. My rifle was built in 2010. I bought it second hand a few years ago but haven't shot it much. Had issues on my first range trip and never got around to diagnosing things. Wife has had cancer twice, her mom passed away, I had neck surgery, then a stent, her brother passed away... It's been quite the shit show. Anyway, in the time since it was built, who knows how it was stored. Did the original owner store it in a damp basement which pitted the barrel? Did I jack it up letting it set for so long? I kept it stored with the rest of my guns that all shoot well but I don't rule myself out as the culprit. There's just too much possibility that the issues arose post production.
You did not do anything wrong, you have a 12 year old rifle with an unknown maintenance history and something is off. My recommendation would be to reach out to LMT and ask for Joe Hajny and let him know your situation and ask them if they would mind taking a look at and give it a once over.
My thoughts are that the accuracy issues probably has something to do with the torque settings being off in the barrel, i would pull the barrel, do a light cleaning, and torque to spec.
Also looks like the buffer tube is off somehow
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