I've got a Remington 700 Varmint action with the factory varmint barrel sitting in a HS Precision stock. I've had the rifle about a year and put a few hundred rounds through it. The trigger and action are stock. The rifle normally shoots 1" groups at 200 yards. Give or take. I normally shoot 4 shot groups and after abut 6 or 7 rounds the accuracy starts to fall of dramatically. I'm lucky to get a 3 inch group on the second 4 rounds and after that 4-6" group. I usually end up doing a quick cleaning after every second group. Is this normal? What could I do to fix this? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
My .22-250 accuracy falls off quickly?
- Thread starter gravyboat
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I find that the 22-250 is a cartridge that heats the barrel very quickly. With my gun (I have a sporter barrel) I get 3 shots before accuracy goes to hell. I let it cool for about 20-30 min and it's back to normal. It could be with your heavier varmint barrel that it takes a little longer to heat the thicker barrel, and that's why you're getting 6 shots before your accuracy drops off. The heavier barrel will also mean that it will take longer for it to cool as well.
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Mount Sweetness
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Is the barrel free floated?
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- Whitehorse, Yukon
Geez quit cleaning so often. Most likely causing some damage with your cleaning rountine!
Cause of your flyers after 5 rounds most likely caused by heat. If you can't touch the barrel to your upper lip beacuse of the fear of causing 1st & 2nd burns LOL. Slow down the rate of fire and increase the time for cool down to a civilized rate. Most wear will occur when the barrel is hot and no amount of cleaning is going to bring back blow torched rifling.
Just my 2 cents worth!
RC
Cause of your flyers after 5 rounds most likely caused by heat. If you can't touch the barrel to your upper lip beacuse of the fear of causing 1st & 2nd burns LOL. Slow down the rate of fire and increase the time for cool down to a civilized rate. Most wear will occur when the barrel is hot and no amount of cleaning is going to bring back blow torched rifling.
Just my 2 cents worth!
RC
Biggunners
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Number of things > Stop cleaning , get the trigger adjusted , if reloading check your stuff allover , barrel rifling is first to find out , and see velocity is not beyound some where 3500 f/s and after that many bullets start coming apart , OR sell the rifle to me I'll bear the pain
Jordan Smith
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Clean the rifle down to bare metal, apply Ultra Bore Coat.
You'll thank me later.
You'll thank me later.
sounds like a heat issue.....
Like mentioned above is the barrel free floated? can you run a piece of paper like a $5 bill between the barrel and stock all the way to the action with out getting snagged or caught?....
Your action screws might be loosening off and you might benefit from a good bedding job.
Like mentioned above is the barrel free floated? can you run a piece of paper like a $5 bill between the barrel and stock all the way to the action with out getting snagged or caught?....
Your action screws might be loosening off and you might benefit from a good bedding job.
