Hello friends,
I was recently lucky enough to acquire a new Model 14 Classic in .308. I believe it is ready for deer but I would like to have it shooting a little better.
Brief background:
Out of box, I removed the stock and seated the recoil lug. Re-installed stock. I did not use one of the torque measuring tools, but I have one on the way.
I bore-sighted the rifle and went to the range with it.
The first dozen or so rounds were at 35 yards using my reloads. It took no time at all to get it in the bullseye.
Stretching it out to 100 is where the groups began to open up. First group was seven inches. Next group was 4 inches and they closed all the way to sub-inch that first trip to the range. That was about two months ago.
Since then, I have not been able to shoot sub-inch. The barrel has been thoroughly cleaned once, but very little was removed from it. Three swipes and the patches were coming out clean.
I have tried multiple reloads of different recipes and I have a good rest. The following are my last few targets, from just a few days ago. Hoping some of you can shed some light on what may be the issue. The rifle is ready for deer, but I'd love to see it shooting sub-inch regularly, which I think it should do with ease.

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