Hello,
I have a Ken Farrell Inc. base and rings. They are high quality.
http://www.kenfarrell.com/
I use the same rings on a target AR with a heavy barrel and I shoot sub MOA with that (when I'm lucky). That's with my hand loads, though. I'm not loading .308 yet, not until I get this figured out. This is the only gun I would load .308 for.
Because of the problem, I recently took the action off and set it again, similar to the way you are suggesting- though not necessarily torquing it the way you stated. I just followed the instructions in the manual, which are not as detailed. Both screws are torqued to 60 lbs. at this point.
I got some match ammo, 168 grn. I'm going to try it this weekend and see how it shoots. Admittedly, I was using just Winchester standard .308, NATO spec, so it's 147 grn. I also have used other similar ammo, which I know is not high quality. I wasn't expecting sub MOA, but I would have expected at least some predictability.
P.S. the reason why you hold barrel down while butt is against ground while torquing action screws is to ensure the recoil lug is sitting flush in the stock. This is important!
P.S. the reason for holding the barrel down with the butt against the ground while torquing the action screws is to ensure the recoil lug sits flush inside the stock. This is IMPORTANT!
If it's still no good, I'll go through the rolls, check the scope on another gun, take it apart again and re-set the action, etc. If it's still no good, I guess I'll send it back.
When I say it's not grouping, I don't mean sub moa, I mean the average four or five shot group is like 6 inches. Looks like I shot the target with a 12 gauge and 00 buck.
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