Gave a close friend a 110 Apex Hunter XP LH in .308 Win. He was not able to get it to group consistently and neither have I - yet.
I own three other Savages (with Accustock) and they are all consistent shooters, but this one is a mystery. Mounted a known good scope, shot a 5-shot one inch group and thought the issue was the factory scope. Went back a few days later with the good scope, same ammo, and shots were all over the map. Was shooting off of a Caldwell Tackdriver front rest with a good rear bag.
Tried some hand loads with a range of Varget powder charges and Hornady 150 gr. bullets, too.
Scope rail is mounted correctly as are the scope rings. And both action screws are torqued to 60 - 65 in. lbs.
My suspicion is that the plastic forend of the stock is contacting the barrel during recoil, but don't know for sure.
Any other ideas?
If it is the stock forend, how can it be stiffened so that it doesn't touch the barrel during recoil?
Thanks