So Did some work on the X-bolt. I pillared and epoxy bedded the action...then i realized why pillar bedding is a waste of time on the Xbolt. The whole bottom metal acts as a big washer but doesn't contact the stock directly below the action holes, so my pillars arnt doing anything....not gonna pull them and change that, but they arnt hurting anything either.
Had the gun out last weekend, and it shot pretty well with very little difference visible between the charges from 86-86.6, all of which could probably be accounted for due to poor shooting.
Nearly all the groups I shot would have 4 shots in a tight cluster, then one a few inches out, the one group my buddy Del shot did the same thing.
Im seriously considering switching to a slightly larger heavier stock, the X-bolts factory stock is very narrow, and just dosnt FEEL all that stable when shooting prone or off the bench.....perhaps I've just gotten used to having more mass upfront. Either way I got frustrated at putting 3 or 4 shots into a solid group then having one go wide, every bloody time.
Anyway, Im going to have to redo the ladder test, or just go with one of the middling charges and adjust from there.
This is one I shot, lower left diamond, that's 5 shots, with two in basically the same hole.
The group Del shot is lower right. I don't know for sure if he fired 4 or 5 shots. I was frustrated at this point, and wasn't paying much attention to what he did with the gun.
Today one of the Meopta HTRs came in and I got it installed in a set of DNZ medium mounts. I also had a set of Talley lows on hand, but it was JUST barely too short.
I also found that the windage cap is wide enough that the brass still gets stuck or bounces back into the gun.....rather dis-heartened I started to go order set of high rings to help deal with the issue.
Then I realized that while I was playing with the scope, its windage turret is exactly the same as the one on my Zeiss Conquest HD5. I pulled out my Christensen and stole the windage cap off to see if it would fit....what do you know screwed right on, and is small enough that the brass now ejects perfectly.
And the meopta cap on the Zeiss.....
Hopefully Ill have a chance to go shoot longer distances next weekend, still gotta load ammo tho.....yay....