rainydayshooter
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Hi,
I have a Remington 798 .270 wooden stock with a 22" barrel, all stock parts except the scope and bipod. While not terrible, I would like it to perform better. I currently hold 1 moa with ease at 100 yards but it breaks up 2 - 4 moa past 200 yards. I am shooting factory Winchester .270 130 grain powerpoint, and have noticed poor consistency. Even to the point that the seating is too far out preventing me from chambering the round.
The stock is pretty nice. It has some kind of bedding near the action, then is almost floated up to the front of the barrel where there is a contact point for support. I have considered gutting this out more to ensure there is no contact between the base and front of the barrel where the 2 points of bedding are. I'm not sure how tight the action bolts should be. They are 2 bolts running through a metal tube. I notice if I crank them down it sits the barrel more snug against the stock, but I know I need a good solid action too. How tight should I make these? I have no interest in sanding off the front support because the barrel feels heavy to me, and I believe this will put extra stress on the stock, and fear it could harm my groups by significantly changing the harmonics and going against the manufacturer's design.
While not terrible, I can shoot sub-moa with a cheap Kel Tec, and would expect a Remington to perform better. Can anyone give me advice to improve its accuracy? Should I start reloading ammo, modify the stock, or switch out the barrel?
While I have some experience shooting, I am very new to the physics involved and any modification.
I have a Remington 798 .270 wooden stock with a 22" barrel, all stock parts except the scope and bipod. While not terrible, I would like it to perform better. I currently hold 1 moa with ease at 100 yards but it breaks up 2 - 4 moa past 200 yards. I am shooting factory Winchester .270 130 grain powerpoint, and have noticed poor consistency. Even to the point that the seating is too far out preventing me from chambering the round.
The stock is pretty nice. It has some kind of bedding near the action, then is almost floated up to the front of the barrel where there is a contact point for support. I have considered gutting this out more to ensure there is no contact between the base and front of the barrel where the 2 points of bedding are. I'm not sure how tight the action bolts should be. They are 2 bolts running through a metal tube. I notice if I crank them down it sits the barrel more snug against the stock, but I know I need a good solid action too. How tight should I make these? I have no interest in sanding off the front support because the barrel feels heavy to me, and I believe this will put extra stress on the stock, and fear it could harm my groups by significantly changing the harmonics and going against the manufacturer's design.
While not terrible, I can shoot sub-moa with a cheap Kel Tec, and would expect a Remington to perform better. Can anyone give me advice to improve its accuracy? Should I start reloading ammo, modify the stock, or switch out the barrel?
While I have some experience shooting, I am very new to the physics involved and any modification.
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