I bought this rifle 3 or 4 years ago and left it my cabinet. It was bought for a grandson to start with. When the time came to start him on a deer rifle,we took it to the range. We fired a few rounds at 50 yards and done a little scope adjusting.Next,we went to100 yds. It shot all over the paper! Tried the scope adjustments but it still was inconsistent! After 6 shots it quit ejecting the spent rounds??? The ejector had lost the little lip that pulls the spent case out! No hot loads were used,all box ammo.
I took it home and replaced the scope and cleaned the bore. Also got a new ejector thing.
As i was wiping an oily cloth down the outside of the barrel i felt something????? The darn barrel has a dent in it about 3/4 of the way down it?? This is under the bluing!

New scopes,[tried more than one],different loads,bullets and brass and it still doesn't shoot like it should! This one has turned me against 243's.
I have no idea what to due,other than change the barrel.