New Savage Model 10 .308 cal Shoots 6” low at 25yds and 6” high at 100yds, Why?

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Since you are "on paper", stop bore sighting! Confirm your base and rings are tight by trying to add torque. If none are loose...mind you, the torque is pretty low.

Sight in at 100. Confirm at 200 - 300 and then at 25 again.

Basically, the issue is probably the scope. Somebody needs to communicate to Walmart that there are no good free scopes! It is probably parallax. A 100yd 0 will put you near the std 150yd parallax setting.


It maybe wacky until you get a decent scope and mount.
 
Basically, the issue is probably the scope. Somebody needs to communicate to Walmart that there are no good free scopes! It is probably parallax. A 100yd 0 will put you near the std 150yd parallax setting.
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It's not parallax. That will only affect impact to a very small degree, and is only a factor in very precise target type shooting.

Wal-mart will continue to sell rifles with junk 'scopes as long as folks will buy them. It's the consumer who needs to realize that they're junk.

Caveat Emptor, so to speak.

Again, I truly feel it's the problem I described above. I've seen this on better 'scopes that the ones included in package deals at Wally-Mart. I remember this happening on several different Simmons 'scopes I tried on a Weatheerby MKV. A customer paid for the rifle, 'scope, hardware, and mounting that included bore sighting. I could see the movement of the crosshairs on the bore-sighter. I finally chose the one that did it the least, and let it go at that.

Sad, but true, and it's the only explanation that makes sense to me.

Daryl
 
So after reading everyone’s advice I decided to head back to the range and see if I could figure this thing out. Once I got to the range I went to pick the rifle up out of its hard case and when I did the scope and rings literately fell off and into the dirt! I was angered and relieved at the same time.

A couple hours later and a new Bushnell Trophy XLT with the 600 yard DOA reticle and I headed back at the range. I “bore sighted” it in with the bolt out and looking through the barrel at a 50 yard target (thanks for the idea jmr40). I put a couple shots down range and I was on the paper. A few adjustments later and I shot a 3 shot 1 inch groups at 100 yards. I moved the target out to 200 yards and using the DOA reticle I shot a 3 inch group; out to 300 yards and another 3 inch group. I went ahead and pulled the target in to 25 yards to replicate the same shot from the other day that was giving me trouble and the 3 shot group landed an inch low of the 100 yard group.

At this point I was grinning and already envisioning the deer that will be in my freezer come the end of November. Thanks for all the advice guys. I’m shocked to see 20+ responses. I guess this must be the place for online hunting and shooting forums.
 
It's interesting that you were shooting such tight groups with a loose 'scope.

Glad you figured it out, and good luck on your hunt.

Daryl
 
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