Watch out for locktite brand! They put there blue locktite in a red tube and there red locktite in a blue tube. I am sure this has screwed up more than one person. Why didn't they put the red in the red and the blue in the blue. I buy permatex and put blue on base screws and larger ring clamping type screws and purple on small ring screws. Purple is low strength. The Permatex brand are both blue bottles but the purple has a wide purple line on it and both are clearly marked med or low strength. God, now I am confused! Cheers Roscoe
Torque wrenches and Locktite are your friend.
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The color is not a problem to me...... I'm color deficient (color blind) but this has never been a problem for me as I don't rely on color as the containers are well marked (medium, etc) with what strength it is.
BTW, my medium strength containers are red and the liquid blue(if I try hard enough, I can tell the difference between blue and red
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Cheers,
Duke1
BTW, my medium strength containers are red and the liquid blue(if I try hard enough, I can tell the difference between blue and red
".Cheers,
Duke1
Well, I was able to get out to do some shooting....
My 'groups' were a little better, but the rifle still seems to be shooting all over the place. I tried remington Core Lokt in 130grain, Federal 150 gr, winchester 130 gr. and at ~90-100 yrds, it was all over the place.
Is it possible(probable) that my scope was damaged due to firing it loose and is toast?
It is the packaged bushnell 3-9 scope that came with the gun.
My 'groups' were a little better, but the rifle still seems to be shooting all over the place. I tried remington Core Lokt in 130grain, Federal 150 gr, winchester 130 gr. and at ~90-100 yrds, it was all over the place.
Is it possible(probable) that my scope was damaged due to firing it loose and is toast?
It is the packaged bushnell 3-9 scope that came with the gun.
The right stuff is marked service removable. If someone uses the wrong stuff, don't go nuts with screwdrivers and wrenches and wreck all the screws and bolts. Just get a small propane torch and apply a little heat and most will let go. Even in a heat sensitive location sometimes you can hold a piece of round stock against the screw and heat the roundstock so the heat travels to the offending screw. Just don't lose your temper, been there, done that. Sometimes you're farther ahead to walk away and work on something else for a little while. My 2 cents.
Maybe you can get a friend to shoot a few groups with your rifle to see if he gets the same results. The package deal scopes are rarely anything to write home about though.
Maybe you can get a friend to shoot a few groups with your rifle to see if he gets the same results. The package deal scopes are rarely anything to write home about though.
Hmmm "packaged scope that came with the rifle". Maybe consider putting a decent scope on it. You usually get bottom end scopes as package deals. Cheap scopes tend to lose zero from one magnification to the next. Maybe consider a decent quality fixed power scope so theres less stuff to get messed up too unless you buy a good one like a Leupy VXIII or a Nikon Monarch etc. Even a better quality Bushnell might improve things.
This is a lesson most of have learned the hard way. Welcome to the "experience" club.
I use blue or purple Loktite on scope bases. They cannot be checked, later, once the scope is installed.
As for action screw torque, it depends if the action is pillar bedded or not. If you are clamping onto wood or tupperwre, use 32 in/lb. If clamping onto metal, use 45 to 55.
I use blue or purple Loktite on scope bases. They cannot be checked, later, once the scope is installed.
As for action screw torque, it depends if the action is pillar bedded or not. If you are clamping onto wood or tupperwre, use 32 in/lb. If clamping onto metal, use 45 to 55.
yup. shooting off a rest.
there's been ~100 round go through the barrel. usually 20 per session. Gun cleaned upon returning home.
I like good music, but what I deem good may be different from what you find good
groups are in the 6-7" range at 100 yrds.
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it wasn't the scope....
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it was the shooter.
Chalk it up to being a little over-eager, not letting the barrel cool, and getting frustrated as to why "the gun" won't put the bullet where I'm pointing it.
Shots were at 100 yrds from a bench.
Still working out some newbies shooters flinch and bad habits (squeeze not pull)
But with this as my last 4 shots for the session. I'm quite pleased.
I'm glad it's not the scope. Because, well, I can't afford a new one now. Maybe in a few months I'll retire this one to a .22 and get something a bit nicer.
it wasn't the scope....
.....
it was the shooter.
Chalk it up to being a little over-eager, not letting the barrel cool, and getting frustrated as to why "the gun" won't put the bullet where I'm pointing it.
Shots were at 100 yrds from a bench.
Still working out some newbies shooters flinch and bad habits (squeeze not pull)
But with this as my last 4 shots for the session. I'm quite pleased.
I'm glad it's not the scope. Because, well, I can't afford a new one now. Maybe in a few months I'll retire this one to a .22 and get something a bit nicer.
I have the same package as you do with the Bushnell scope. I have not had any trouble with loosening. I use both winchester and federal 130gr and find them both extremely accurate. Shooting from a gun vise at 108yards most shots touch each other.
aaaah. I read this after I posted the above. Good to know.
It is harder to shoot with the somewhat stiff trigger (5.5lbs) than one with an accutrigger. I had no trouble with it since I have a lot of experience with stiff triggers but if you're new to it, it will take some practice to shoot with it accurately.
....or just get used to heavy trigger pulls. You will be just as accurate and can shoot anything without the need of a handicap.
Buying triggers with set hair triggers or 'accur triggers' so you get a lighter pull that requires no skill is like only learning to drive an automatic. What do you plan to do when someone hands you that bushmaster semi-auto 308 which has a slightly heavier pull than this gun?
Seriously, just spend a bit of time. With practice, there is no difference.
Buying triggers with set hair triggers or 'accur triggers' so you get a lighter pull that requires no skill is like only learning to drive an automatic. What do you plan to do when someone hands you that bushmaster semi-auto 308 which has a slightly heavier pull than this gun?
Seriously, just spend a bit of time. With practice, there is no difference.
