[mm1ut1]

Ever since I bought it I never had much luck getting a used Palma rifle to shoot well. Best I could do was just under 2 MOA. I tried different powders and weights, overal length, even commercial Palma Ammo. Took it to the range today and brought the wrong ammo, my 308 Garand handloads, and wouldn't you know it, it shot GREAT ! Never thought to try 168 grain bullets in a rifle designed to shoot 155 grainers. Since I don't shoot Palma matches bullet weight doesn't make a difference to me (Palma matches require the use of 155 gr bullets, or at least they did when mine was built). Guess the moral of the story is don't be afraid to stray from the conventional (my loads are very mild as I only shoot 200 yards) when the conventional doesn't work. Now if I can get my Swedish CG 63 to shot........:D

[Remo-99]

Ever since I bought it I never had much luck getting a used Palma rifle to shoot well.

Possibly the reason why it was on the market.
Sometimes rifles/barrels just don't like particular bullet wieghts (or have a preference to a particular weight).

I remember having a helava time trying to get my 270win to shoot anything other than 130 grainers. 140's nope, 150's not a chance, 90's not even close - no matter what load combos I tied.
But it shot just about any 130gr quite well, even winchester bulk and with 130gr Sierra's it was a tack driver.
I also found the Hornady 110gr HP worked out well too, where other lighter bullets didn't deliver respectable accuracy in my rifle.

Glad you found a bullet that works in your rifle, it can be a challange sometimes.

Next challange: tweeking the load, to get it shooting even better. ;)

[dardascastbullets]

Was the rifle 'papered'? ie, did it come with the log book containing dates, number of rounds shot, and load information? This information is paramount to understanding the barrel's life and whether or not it has seen its prime. The price of a competition rifle drastically decreases (in my view) if it does not have a log book.

It is good that you found a load that will shoot to your satifaction! Good luck and great shooting!