Was that prone, on a bench, on a vise? Curious, as I can barely keep the group on an 8.5X11 piece of paper at 200 yards with my new savage! I am sure I could blame a 3 to 4 inch spread on myself, as I am a novice shooter, but I don't think I suck that bad - in fact, I put 15 rounds 200 yards down range through my 700 SPS just prior to shooting my savage and I could cover all 15 holes with one clay disc. Still not impressive, I know, but for PMC factory ammo and shooting off a bench with a bipod up front and my hand in the back for elevation control, I don't think it's that bad. And it's a HELUVALOT better than I am doing with my savage...
Of course, the 700 is in .223 and my savage is .308. But this isn't my first rodeo with a .308...
My question is, do you think it's all me, or is it more likely a scope or ammo issue? I am running PMC 147gr FMJ through the savage. I decided to use it because I had good luck with consistency with their .223 stuff, and its good brass for reloading. Is it possible that the savage just hates it that bad? Anyone else shoot it through their savage with good results or bad results?
I was having the same issue with my last savage and was thinking maybe it was the gun. So I bought the FCP-K and transferred my scope from my old savage. It is a Millet TRS-1, a more current version. I know it's just a 'cheap chinese scope', but I haven't heard of them not holding a zero - has anyone else? It will eventually be replaced, though, as I have a Viper PST on order.
Sorry to hijack your thread, but any help is appreciated. I do have some match ammo(Hornady 168gr bthp) that I will try next time out to see if the group gets tighter...
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