I have a Model 7 Remington Stainless Synthetic chambered in a 308 win. It's got a Leupold 1 piece dual dove tail base & ring set along with a 4.5x14 40mm VX III scope. I obtained the rifle in a trade and it was new in box. Put the Leupold set up on it, boresighted it & fired it. It walked rounds all over on a 3ft x 4ft target holder at 200 yards.
Took it apart, free floated the barrel, bedded the action & recoil lug. Put it all back together and that didn't seem to help at all. Took the VX III off and sent it back to Leupold. They took it apart and said nothing was wrong with it. They even called me on a Sunday & asked if they could put it on a target rifle and take it to the range. I said yes - they called back & said the scope was fine and that it drove tacks on their target rifle. So then I took the rifle to a gunsmith who actualized the action, trued up the face of the bolt & the lugs & recoil lug. He also ran a reamer down the chamber to make sure it was true with everything & it still didn't make a difference. Still walks all over on the 3x4 target holder @ 200 yards. Took the Leupold scope back off, rechecked capping job on the rings & checked base to make sure it was tight. Everything was perfect. Put a different brand new Leupold scope on it, bore sighted it & started the process all over again. No difference. The rifling in the barrel looks perfect & we even had a the gunsmith put a target crown on it. Still no difference.
Does anyone have any ideas on what is going on this? Thanks
Took it apart, free floated the barrel, bedded the action & recoil lug. Put it all back together and that didn't seem to help at all. Took the VX III off and sent it back to Leupold. They took it apart and said nothing was wrong with it. They even called me on a Sunday & asked if they could put it on a target rifle and take it to the range. I said yes - they called back & said the scope was fine and that it drove tacks on their target rifle. So then I took the rifle to a gunsmith who actualized the action, trued up the face of the bolt & the lugs & recoil lug. He also ran a reamer down the chamber to make sure it was true with everything & it still didn't make a difference. Still walks all over on the 3x4 target holder @ 200 yards. Took the Leupold scope back off, rechecked capping job on the rings & checked base to make sure it was tight. Everything was perfect. Put a different brand new Leupold scope on it, bore sighted it & started the process all over again. No difference. The rifling in the barrel looks perfect & we even had a the gunsmith put a target crown on it. Still no difference.
Does anyone have any ideas on what is going on this? Thanks