Man, pie in the face after on a thread earlier this month saying I have 2 ruger M77 IIs that shoot well.
I bought a ruger hawkeye earlier this summer in a 300 WM, a hunting rifle.
The first trip to teh range i stuck with RL-22 a flew 30 down the pipe wit 1.5 moa and a few 2 inch groups of 3.
This time I floated the barrel, and went to 50 yards to try and develop a hunting load that woul dbe acceptable.
I only shot groups of 3 and a total of 3 shots
Stuck with teh same bullet that shot best at the range before which was a 180 sp hdy.
This time i shot H-4831 sc H-4350 and RL-22
What was happening was odd but I seen it before. I think its a bedding issue in a big way for this gun.
It seemed like all three types of powder acted the same. Mind you I did shoot some 1 inch groups at 50 yards there was a pattern.
With a cold barrel it was dead on, the second shot would cut the same hole the third would shift always high and to the right.
Now if I did not let the barrel cool it would continue to verticaly string, not by much but would throw 3 shots at different points of impact with in 1 inch.
RL 22 was the best and had teh least movement but it did move, and would do the same cut the hole than string!!!
Sounds like a bedding job,
What do you guys think.
BTW floating the barrel had no effect on what was happening.
I bought a ruger hawkeye earlier this summer in a 300 WM, a hunting rifle.
The first trip to teh range i stuck with RL-22 a flew 30 down the pipe wit 1.5 moa and a few 2 inch groups of 3.
This time I floated the barrel, and went to 50 yards to try and develop a hunting load that woul dbe acceptable.
I only shot groups of 3 and a total of 3 shots
Stuck with teh same bullet that shot best at the range before which was a 180 sp hdy.
This time i shot H-4831 sc H-4350 and RL-22
What was happening was odd but I seen it before. I think its a bedding issue in a big way for this gun.
It seemed like all three types of powder acted the same. Mind you I did shoot some 1 inch groups at 50 yards there was a pattern.
With a cold barrel it was dead on, the second shot would cut the same hole the third would shift always high and to the right.
Now if I did not let the barrel cool it would continue to verticaly string, not by much but would throw 3 shots at different points of impact with in 1 inch.
RL 22 was the best and had teh least movement but it did move, and would do the same cut the hole than string!!!
Sounds like a bedding job,
What do you guys think.
BTW floating the barrel had no effect on what was happening.
