thewillweeks
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So I've got this Remington 78 in .270 that I got used, and have been shooting just as is. I've tried two different hunting rounds out of it, 130gr soft points, and with both I'm right at 2 inches shooting leaning against a bale (it's a fairly realistic support for what I'm actually going to be doing in the field so it suits me better than benching it or prone, except when zeroing the gun).
I'm not interested in match ammo, unless it's also usable for hunting. This isn't a target gun, its just for hunting. It's not free floated, and the stock seems to be closer to the barrel on one side, has more contact.
So here are my thoughts on tightening my groups up.
1) Sand the stock a little to free float it, till I can slip a dollar bill through smoothly. The way I see it I at least need to even out the contact the stock is making, even if I don't free float it.
2) If that doesn't have the desired results, put a pillar with a few pounds of pressure at the front of the stock.
Some people have told me the older guns don't benefit as much sometimes from free floating, and that can actually negatively affect accuracy, is that true? Should I try the pillar bedding thing first?
Thanks guys and gals!
I'm not interested in match ammo, unless it's also usable for hunting. This isn't a target gun, its just for hunting. It's not free floated, and the stock seems to be closer to the barrel on one side, has more contact.
So here are my thoughts on tightening my groups up.
1) Sand the stock a little to free float it, till I can slip a dollar bill through smoothly. The way I see it I at least need to even out the contact the stock is making, even if I don't free float it.
2) If that doesn't have the desired results, put a pillar with a few pounds of pressure at the front of the stock.
Some people have told me the older guns don't benefit as much sometimes from free floating, and that can actually negatively affect accuracy, is that true? Should I try the pillar bedding thing first?
Thanks guys and gals!