steyr mannlicher mod m .270 accuracy

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i know its a long shot but i was wondering if anybody had any expierience with this rifle.
steyr mannlicher mod m .270.

this rifle was passed down to me from my grandfather, thus far i have had it for around 6 years and i am very happy with it, not so much the accuracy. i cant seem to find a factory hunting load that shoots good out of this rifle. i dont know if its me just expecting too much out of it or if its infact the rifle itself. now i know the first thing people are going to say is that its the shooter and normally i would agree with them. but side by side i was shooting 3/4 inch grouplings at 100 yards with my other hunting rifle.

the rifle has been maintaned very well by myself, it has been cleaned after every range day/hunting trip and stored properly. i wish i could say the same for when it was in the hands of my grandfather, but that i just dont know


i have tried a few loads and still am not getting the accuracy out of it that i think i should be getting. there are some of the factory loads i have tried

Federal Premium 150Gr nosler partition,
Federal Premium 130Gr Barnes lead free
Hornady Superformance 130 Gr interbond


out of the 3 different rounds the best groupings were with the Barnes bullets shot out of a cool clean barrel. and still the best group i could get at 100 yards was right around 3 1/2"

any ideas what i can do to increase the accuracy?
 
I had a synthetic stocked model and that thing was about as rigid as a wet noodle. It still shot great, though - as long as I took care not to make the stock part of the equation. Have you had it out of its stock? Action screws tight? Any odd points along the channel touching the barrel?
 
i have taken it off the action, everythign looks to be in order. after my upcoming hunt i will take it off again and have a harder look. how did your group?
 
out of my Rem 700 270 I tried several different bullets and loads to get it where I wanted my groups to be, and have seen a lot of articles in mags that test numerous rifles with numerous ammo and some rifles just plain and simply do not like certain bullets. What works for me is 57 grains of reloader 22 with either a speer 130 boat tail soft point or Nosler partition 130 grain my groups are never over 1.5" @ 100 yards and on a good day less than that also with these loads I have never had a moose or deer get away. Hope this helps
 
gunrunner100 said:
Check the crown and also maybe use some copper cleaner. Have you thought about a 140 gr bullet? I can't imagine a Steyr and a 3.5 inch group.:eek:
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I agree, there is something up with that rifle. My Steyr (Model S Luxus) has incredible accuracy and shoots almost everything very, very well. With that rifle I consider a 1.5" group poor, 1" groups common and the best loads go into well under 1/2". My friend in Alberta used to have a Model S and Model M - .300 WM and .270 Win respectively, and he had similar results. As a side note those Steyr rifles came with a factory test target that included the bullet manufacturer and weight.

Here are two groups....

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With many of my Mannlichers / Steyrs (or other Euro rifles for that matter), I find that flat based bullets that are short for weight tend to behave better than boattails that many factories produce these days.

With a couple of my Mannlichers, the round nose shoot sub-moa when the others scatter like a shot gun.

The partitions and similar sometimes are magic compared to the others. But, 3 1/2 inch does appear to be a big circle - you do have to check for stock cracks and proper bedding / rubbing etc as well though.
 
Has the gun ever been cleaned using a proper copper solvent? Is the crown undamaged? Are the action screws torqued properly? Have the scope and mounts been checked?
 
If you have checked the rifle thoroughly and cleaned it, all screws are tight, etc, I'd suggest that you switch the scope and see what happens. Or take the scope off and shoot irons and compare. With your shooting skills you should be able to shoot 1-1/2" 100 yd. groups with irons if the rifle is up to it. Then you'll know if the scope is rattled out or not.
 
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