I think I broke my Rem. 700! HELP!!!

[Harry Bonar]

223?

Sir;
I really see no difference between the military 223 and the civilian 223. The same argument is made about the 308 Winchester andf the 7.62 X 51!
Loading tables make no difference between the two. Yes, the 308 Winchester operates at a slightly higher pressure and the headspace tolerances are a few thou. different but I feel this is because of G.I. cases and clearance for dirt and grime in combat.
Now, most 22 centerfires have a 1 in 14 twist (Sako is 1 in 12) and these twists will not stabilize the 62 grain military bullet.
The difference in pressure is negated because ammo will differ that much sometimes when averaging.
I'd clean your chamber very well and use some JB bore cleaning paste in the barrel. I would stick to commercial Remimgton ot Winchester or Federal ammo with no more than 55 gr. bullets Harry B.

 

[Alleykat]

You won't find many ARs with a 1-in-12 twist. Most are 1-in-7 to 1-in-9.

 

[4V50 Gary]

Skip the bipod. Shoot slowly and then post a new picture. BTW, Is that scope secure and doesn't shift on you? Your group should be much tighter than what is shown in the picture.

 

[halo2304]

Yes, the groups should be tighter and they would be if I left the scope on before forcing the action open. I removed it so I wouldn't damage it. My target in the above pictures shows my re-zeroing. While I don't really NEED a bi-pod, I'd like one so I don't have to rely on resting it on a back pack or something. I plan on shooting it some more this weekend and I'll post my results after.

 

[Alleykat]

My experience is that commercial .223 brass and LC military brass have the same case capacity. Also, one "swages" military ammo to remove the primer crimp. The primer isn't "swaged".

 

[halo2304]

As promised, here are some pics from today's range session. I was shooting at the 100 yard berm on a rather windy day.
Most of the holes on the white aren't mine. Seriously.

I was shooting from the prone position on a rather uncomfortable cardboard mat. Maybe next time I'll wear some elbow pads.

A view from the shooting line.

 

[dunnsguns]

I hope the wind was blowing about a hundred miles an hour. It looks like you must have had some complete misses too.

 

[bjohnson1]

you have got to have some kind of scope mounting issue... That group is unacceptable... In any rifle, and yes, even if the wind was blowing 100 mph as mentioned above. Here is the reason it wasn't only the wind. There is a TON of vertical inconsistencies as well as horizontal inconsistencies. Check your scope mounting setup, then check your scope, etc. There is NO reason for that gun not to shoot into at least the 10 ring with factory loads.

Actually I ran a ballistics calculator

at 100 yards, a 100mph wind would only move the bullet (3250fps55gr.305bc) about 13.5" yes, that is a lot at 100 yards, but like I said above, if that were the case there would be majorly horizontal strings, not just a clusterf*ck like that.