243 problems

I hear ya Jim. I had no idea it was gonna get to this. I keep talking about the axis but seriously it could not shot any better. But I had to bed the action plus severely stiffen the forend. I tried to do the same thing to the 700 but screwed the stock up, so that's the reason for the new one. I'm going to try not cleaning it for a few sessions again and see if it gets better again. Just so I can more accurately tell Remington that there's an issue. If I had known it was going to be this much work I would have bought a used gun.

HEY guys don't get me wrong. I'm not hating life because of this. I'm having fun every trigger pull, so much fun that I don't want to send it back until winter when its going to be in the safe a lot more than now... ya no what I mean.. Its like a good mystery.
 
Have you checked the actual twist rate?

You have done everything else to make this thing shoot. Have you verified the actual rate of twist? Mark your cleaning rod and put a tight patch on it and see if it turns once in 9 1/8 inches of bore travel.
While checking the twist make sure there are no tight or loose spots when the tight patch travels the length of the borel . This could indicate a problem that you will need a bore scope to see.
Look in the bore with a flashlight and look for incomplete, missing or damaged rifling.
One other thing to check. Make sure the barrel is tight in the receiver. And the recoil lug is tight. If a barrel is loose it could cause the problems you are experiencing.
Please keep us updated.
 
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