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Loading for my old Remington 721 in 270 Winchester having trouble my first couple shots are tight then the next one is a flyer couple squares away down and to the left anyone got any ideas
the chrony shows me about a 20fps higher velocity on the flyer thought that wouldn't be much of a problem.
 
If that is a hunting rifle, I would not touch it.

My experience has been 95% kills on first shot. If second shot will go to the same point of aim, you have a real good hunting rifle.

If it is a target rifle, then a heavy, stress-relived barrel is called for. It would be free floated on a well bedded action.
 
What ammo? How are you shooting, off a bench, etc.? Cold barrel? Plus all the stuff ultimate_monkey asked.
20 fps doesn't mean much.
 
If this happens fairly consistently then it's not your loads. That leaves a possible barrel stress or minor bedding problem. Check your screws are properly torqued to eliminate/reduce any shifts as the barrel warms. Check the barrel channel in your stock for pressure points. A proper bedding job should eliminate your problem. You just have to decide if it's worth that much effort. Playing with your rifle to get it to shoot a bit better is good fun and gets you to the range.

It's already been mentioned that the rifle is quite adequate for hunting if you just want to leave it. I have a friend who puts his faith in 1 shot groups. He will fire a single shot from a cold rifle at the same target, a couple days running. If the shots fall in a nice group, the gun is good for hunting.
 
22 inch barrel off a good rest at the range shooting 51.5gr imr4350 with 150gr hornady interlock I have varied the powder charge
A bit up and down still with the same results I have floated the barrel but have not bedded anything
 
Hi. The rest a padded rest? Stock wood on wood or other solid material tends to cause consistency issues. A T shirt is enough.
Did you work up to the 51.5? That's 1/10 below max. If not, you need to do that first. Find the most accurate load for your rifle.
Mind you, the squares on sighting-in targets are 1". A hunting rifle using 150's, doesn't need to shoot one hole groups. Two or 3 inches, consistently, is good enough. If one shot drops an inch or two, the deer/bear/moose/elk will still end up in the freezer.
 
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