Fly aways!

[.308--win]

What causes this? and how can it be fixed? Took the .243win Stevens out for a few rounds this weekend and the first shot of each 4 round test would fly! Cleaned gun before going out, let it cool down between rounds, checked the crown and barrel for obstructions, none visible. Is it just a characteristic of the gun? or am I just being to picky? The longest fly away was 10mm @ 100 yrds.
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Thanks, Perry.

 

[manitou210]

Hi Perry you might want to do this test again over chrono, and see if any change in velocitys of loads.

 

[Bob. F.]

flyers

fliaways, the first round out of a clean barrel is usually a flyer.

 

[gitrdun]

Not a strange occurence for the Stevens 200, and a few other more expensive rifles for that matter. Nothing that a bedding job won't fix. I've had the pleasure of bedding 2 Stevens with the same problem, both were fixed and now shoot scary tight groups, consistently. The nice thing of it is that the Stevens are very easy to bed nicely.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Most likely a bedding or free floating issue. Check the barrel for contact with the stock when cold. My thinking is that the first shot warms the barrel enough to either firm up a contact, or just as likely move the barrel away from it slightly.
If the barrel needs to be floated, a piece of dowelling wrapped with sandpaper is a cheap fix.
If the float doesn't work, you can always bed the action later.