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I recently got a 1st generation striker and have been getting rotten accuracy.
We are talking 2 and 3 inch groups at 50 yards.
So i have Been methodically going down the list of culprits.
Now i am waiting for my bedding compound to dry .
I have already made sure there is no contact between barrel and stock.
I have also built a removable bench rest forearm for this one out of 3 1/2 inch channel steel.
If I have to I will save up for a tight chambered bull barrel
The one I had started as a .243 but I didn't care for the recoil so I traded for a .22-250 barrel. As a .243 it never shot very well, but I just had a 4x scope and due to the recoil it didn't stay a .243 very long. After swapping the barrel (factory 22-250 Striker barrel) and putting on a Burris 3-12x Handgun scope it would regularly shoot 1/2 to 3/4" groups at 100 yards with handloads off a bipod with a sandbag under the grip.
What bullets are you trying in your 243?
I like the 243 in a pistol. Let us know what makes your striker shoot.
70 gr sierra and h414.
I am having the bbl threaded and a brake is on the way
I've shot that bullet with H414 in a Encore with no brake. Sub 1"grps.
Let us know what you find. You will like your 243 Striker once you get it shooting and a brake will allow you to run a rifle scope on it.
I give up on this bbl.
It would be fine for hunting but nowhere near accurate enough for me.
Going to replace it as soon as possible
I had used Savage 243 varmint barrel cut down to 17" and braked on a striker. It was very accurate shooting 1/2" or less consistently. The brake really allowed me to shoot the best. It was a Ross howitzer type brake.
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Originally Posted by BILLYZZ
Life is to short to fiddle around with a barrel that won't shoot. Any idea what you are going to get for a barrel?
Get rid of the 243. rebuild in 6BR or Dasher. All of your issues will go away!
I have a 243 heavy axis bbl to try.
Never get as good of results as you would with a br!
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It's cheap and I can shoot it this summerQuote:
Originally Posted by LoneWolf
3 month wait for the barrel I want
Got my $20 savage wrench
I have the round bottom nut but this square tooth is shallow enough to work for both.
It is an apache gun works wrench.
Very solid and heavy.
I got the barrel today too!
After work I am going to do my first swap
why dont you change the load.some gune like different loads.i have 243 rifles 1 hole and other rifle hates same load.my 308 are like this
Of course I have every intention of doing just that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ragsflh
I may be new to this forum.
But I am not new to load development.
Same for my gen 1. Best trigger I've had on a Striker. It was .243 and now a .221fb. The .243 factory barrel shot 3/4" at 100yrds with 4X scope and Federal 100gr Powershok. HATED the recoil! Going to sell the heavy .221fb barrel soon and switch to factory .223. Shot mine off bipod.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrFurious
1st gen savage striker trigger tune for cheap
I had a heavy HEAVY trigger at first.
I polished that roller looking thing that isn't supposed to roll.
Then I saw how crooked the parts rode together so I put 2 tiny split rings as indicated
Put it back together and adjusted the various screws while closing the bolt hard trying to get a slamfire.
Now i have a nice crisp trigger with very little slack.