Browning 22-250 BLR accuracy?

I have a Tasco 3-9x50, which was on my .17 previously and seemed to work ok.

I replaced it on the .17 with a Tasco 6-24x44 just because I had a hard time seeing the impacts at 100 yards with the .17 (small hole!!).

I guess if this is unusual, then I will try replacing the scope first to see what happens.

Thanks.
 
Although BLR's are not known for accuracy they do shoot much better than what you are seeing....check your scope mounting to make sure everything is tight...use loctite on the screws etc. of your mounting hardware....

On another note I had a BLR that absolutely refused to shoot Federal, and Remington ammo consistently....try some different loads as well.

Start with the scope mounting first.

Was the barrel properly broken in?
 
Yeah the scope hardware is all tight.
Could just be the cheap scope has movement on the inside that I did not see with the small calibre, I will try another one.

"Was the barrel properly broken in?"
I have no idea what you mean by this.
 
I can't see anything being wrong with your BLR...likely just scope setup...good quality glass goes a long way.

If the rifle was new you should properly break in the barrel or so they say...always clean the rifle first...no matter if its new or not....I have seen brand new rifles absolutely full of crap...especially the chamber. Get a good cleaning kit that consists of a bore swab as well as a good quality cleaning rod and some good quality solvent. Might have trouble cleaning the BLR chamber unless its a take down model.

Once you have the chamber and barrel clean...shoot a few rounds and clean the bore...shoot a few more rounds and clean the bore again...

Now....breaking in the barrel is highly recommended by benchrest shooters and not so much by hunters and the such....its kind of a back and forth argument.
 
Thanks JEC. Good to know.

Moose, I always clean up after shooting and when it was new.
As for the much discussed "breaking in the barrel", I put it in the same class as "I shoot better when I wear my red socks" catagory.

It's discussed alot on forums, but never see a rifle or barrel manufacture say such a thing....and I can't recall which one, but I did see one one manufacturers website where they said that the "fire-a-shot and clean" routine was nonsense.

Anyway, I will likely swap the scope and give it another try this weekend.

Thanks for the info that the BLR should shoot better.
 
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Sure you'll get it sorted out. You have to remember, when guys say levers aren't as accurate as bolts, we're not talking inches. Truth be known most of the accuracy difference is probably more due to barrel length than action. With the blr's locking lug system (if I'm not mistaken rated at 60,000lbs) it's likely more accurate than quite a few of the bolt action rifles.
Years ago I had a 300 Abolt. It was a tack driver at long distances, and yes it was more accurate at 450yds than my blr300, but we're not talking a big difference here. Keep in mind, I'm a hunter, not a dedicated target shooter. If I can get a consistant heart size group at the distance I plan on shooting, I'm good to go.
Expect excellence from that rifle. Soon as you get the problem sorted out, you'll have it.
Best of luck.
 
Just thinking, what grain bullets have you been shooting?

BLR has a 1 in 14 twist that can be a little slow for 55+ grain bullets.
 
Update.

I tried this again yesterday at the range.
Started out with the same 4" groups at 100 yards.

Then another shooter pointed out the obvious; the parallax on my tasco scope is quite horrible and that was likely the reason for the poor groups. I tried (harder) to keep the cross-hairs centered and my groups improved to about 2 1/2".

I then changed the scope to one with a parallax adjustment and the groups came in easily under 1" for 5 shots.

So two thumbs up for the BLR, two thumbs down for general purpose scopes at the range.
 
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