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I have 3 Ruger Hawkeyes with standard "sporter" barrels.
One is a .308 w/ walnut stock.
One is 7mm Rem Mag in Hogue full bed / free float stock.
One is 7mm Rem Mag SS factory synthetic stock.
Using good ammo (Black Hills and Hornady) and 9X magnification they shoot about the same.
From dead cold barrels at about 50F the first two shots touch or almost touch. The third shot goes way off in a predictable direction blowing the group open and making it look like a shot gun blast.... somewhere in the 3 inch range at 200 yards. Which direction the 3rd shot goes depends on the gun, but the direction is consistant for a given gun.
Shots 4 and 5 are a waste of ammo unless the barrels are allowed to cool. If allowed to cool until barrel is maybe body temp (not dead cold) the groups end up about 3-4 inches at 200 yards.
I find it interesting the guns behaved so similar even though the stocks were different.
Is this about normal for "sporter" barrel contours? Or are the barrels suffering from some kind of stress relief issues?
PS: The LC6 triggers are not particularly "L" and definitely not "C".
One is a .308 w/ walnut stock.
One is 7mm Rem Mag in Hogue full bed / free float stock.
One is 7mm Rem Mag SS factory synthetic stock.
Using good ammo (Black Hills and Hornady) and 9X magnification they shoot about the same.
From dead cold barrels at about 50F the first two shots touch or almost touch. The third shot goes way off in a predictable direction blowing the group open and making it look like a shot gun blast.... somewhere in the 3 inch range at 200 yards. Which direction the 3rd shot goes depends on the gun, but the direction is consistant for a given gun.
Shots 4 and 5 are a waste of ammo unless the barrels are allowed to cool. If allowed to cool until barrel is maybe body temp (not dead cold) the groups end up about 3-4 inches at 200 yards.
I find it interesting the guns behaved so similar even though the stocks were different.
Is this about normal for "sporter" barrel contours? Or are the barrels suffering from some kind of stress relief issues?
PS: The LC6 triggers are not particularly "L" and definitely not "C".