trg42wraglefragle
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Hi all,
I recently tried ti inprove the accuracy in my Tikka T3 sporter in 223 by free floating and glass bedding it, sadly though I had tbe opposite effect.
It used to shoot Hornady training ammo under .75moa all the time, and would often be close to .5, but I thought Id see what more accuracy I could get.
Thankfully I bought a second hand synthetic stock for it, I generously free floated the barrel taking off the pressure points the stock had. A friend helped glass bed it, he had done 3 rifles in the past with good success. But I shot the rifle this weekend and it would shoot 2 or 3 shots extremely well, like clover leafs, but tben throw a few to the left about 4" or 5" at 100yards. I checked action and scope bolts and screws and im very certain the scope is good, as it was before i took it off to bed the rifle.
Can anyine make some suggestions on what may have gone wrong?
I didnt bed the first few inches of barrel, as the stock design wouldnt have made that easy, but I wouldn't have thought itd make this much difference. I have read that perhaps sporter barrels need pressure points on the forend, is this something i should try?
Im going to put the original stock back on and test tbe rifle to rule out possibility of my bedding job, but wouldn't k ow where to begin if i wanted to fix tbe new bedded floated stock.
Any advice would be much appreciated
I recently tried ti inprove the accuracy in my Tikka T3 sporter in 223 by free floating and glass bedding it, sadly though I had tbe opposite effect.
It used to shoot Hornady training ammo under .75moa all the time, and would often be close to .5, but I thought Id see what more accuracy I could get.
Thankfully I bought a second hand synthetic stock for it, I generously free floated the barrel taking off the pressure points the stock had. A friend helped glass bed it, he had done 3 rifles in the past with good success. But I shot the rifle this weekend and it would shoot 2 or 3 shots extremely well, like clover leafs, but tben throw a few to the left about 4" or 5" at 100yards. I checked action and scope bolts and screws and im very certain the scope is good, as it was before i took it off to bed the rifle.
Can anyine make some suggestions on what may have gone wrong?
I didnt bed the first few inches of barrel, as the stock design wouldnt have made that easy, but I wouldn't have thought itd make this much difference. I have read that perhaps sporter barrels need pressure points on the forend, is this something i should try?
Im going to put the original stock back on and test tbe rifle to rule out possibility of my bedding job, but wouldn't k ow where to begin if i wanted to fix tbe new bedded floated stock.
Any advice would be much appreciated