Poor Groups with my RIA M22

Is your VariX2 2-7 a rimfire version or a CF scope.
Parallax at 25 yards may be the problem.
All 22's will eventually show a preference to some particular ammo.
While finding 5 or 10 different rimfire ammo today may be a problem to day it is well worth the effort over time.
CCI MiniMags, both solid and HP's would be a good starting point.
 
VancouverSkiBum said:
I decided to take the rifle out of the stock for a closer look. I noticed a couple things.

The front sight was loose enough to rattle around. something i have not noticed before. it got locked down permanently.

The stock comes with a piece that clamps on to the top of the barrel over the rear sight. like a fake gas system kinda look. will that being clamped on the barrel affect it?

It came with a barrel clamp thing to hold the top handguard on, and keep the barrel tight against the stock. I believe it may be in too much contact and may be too tight. I removed them both.

When sliding the action into the stock, the barrel is to the left a bit and gets push to the right, into place, when the screw gets tight. A bit of a fit issue i believe. To correct this I put a small piece of metal against the receiver between the stock, and now the barrel goes straight into the stock and seems to be free from the stock at the end.
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Wow - a litany of things contributing to inaccuracy. "regulate" the barrel or free-float it. (looks like you may have done that). You could also bed the first couple of inches of the barrel and free-float the rest, getting rid of the barrel band. Not knowing your shooting skills, it READS like most of the problem is the set-up of the firearm.. Another has suggested you check that the barrel-clamping block is properly and evenly tightened.
 
My RIA in stock configuration shoots very well, and has been very reliable surprisingly. I have a tuned 10/22 with GM barrel and it shoots close to it....not a bad gun in stock OEM mode.
 
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