carnaby
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I just shot my new savage .300 win mag for the first time, and the bore sighter was waaaay off. I wasn't even hitting the paper. I bought the rifle at GI Joes (Savage with accu trigger) and they bore sighted it for me. After three shots of no paper, the guy at the Kenmore range bore sighted it too, and he said it should be on dead center.
I started shooting at each of the four corners of the target, and finally found that it was shooting about 14" low and 8" right. What is the deal with this? Is there something wrong with the rifle? Scope? Is bore sighting not that great in general? Once I got the scope dialed in, I was shooting 3" - 5" groups at 100 yards. I know that's not great, but I'm a noob and my shoulder was getting pretty sore after that 30 round session.
I was pretty good about running an oiled brush through the barrel every three rounds or so too, followed by patches till they came out clean. I was letting the barrel cool down between every couple of shots also.
That .300 win mag with the light stock is a killer, any recommendations for a good recoil pad? I was using a sandbag by the end of things, but then the reach to the trigger was cumbersome. Do the fancy recoil pads for the buttstock work very well, or do I want something that I strap to my shoulder? This is mostly a concern for sighting in and trigger practice. For hunting, I don't care much and I can take a few tough shots to the shoulder without flinching. I guess recoil tolerance builds up with more shooting, no?
One last thing, the barrel isn't perfectly smooth along its length. About a third of the way from the end of the stock to the end of the barrel, there's a funny spot that feels like a small bulge, wrinkle or warp or something, just barely noticeable. I suppose the barrel is either drawn or forged, and I guess the outside finish doesn't matter that much in terms of function, it's the inside finish that is important, provided the barrel is sound. Anyone have an opinion different than that?
Thanks
I started shooting at each of the four corners of the target, and finally found that it was shooting about 14" low and 8" right. What is the deal with this? Is there something wrong with the rifle? Scope? Is bore sighting not that great in general? Once I got the scope dialed in, I was shooting 3" - 5" groups at 100 yards. I know that's not great, but I'm a noob and my shoulder was getting pretty sore after that 30 round session.
I was pretty good about running an oiled brush through the barrel every three rounds or so too, followed by patches till they came out clean. I was letting the barrel cool down between every couple of shots also.
That .300 win mag with the light stock is a killer, any recommendations for a good recoil pad? I was using a sandbag by the end of things, but then the reach to the trigger was cumbersome. Do the fancy recoil pads for the buttstock work very well, or do I want something that I strap to my shoulder? This is mostly a concern for sighting in and trigger practice. For hunting, I don't care much and I can take a few tough shots to the shoulder without flinching. I guess recoil tolerance builds up with more shooting, no?
One last thing, the barrel isn't perfectly smooth along its length. About a third of the way from the end of the stock to the end of the barrel, there's a funny spot that feels like a small bulge, wrinkle or warp or something, just barely noticeable. I suppose the barrel is either drawn or forged, and I guess the outside finish doesn't matter that much in terms of function, it's the inside finish that is important, provided the barrel is sound. Anyone have an opinion different than that?
Thanks