My Son just bought a Howa 1500 the American flag edition ( black and white).
It came with a Nikko Sterling scope.
We got it sighted in pretty close, but it doesn't repeat, and we have tried several different types of factory ammo, and loaded a few handloads.
It will sometimes put 2 bullets thru the same hole, and then proceed to scatter a 4" grouping at 100 yards.
We tried shooting with the bipod, then went to rolled up bath towels.
We even removed the muzzle brake to see if that helped.
I'm wanting to take the rifle out of it's chassis, and see what it looks like ( maybe some chips in there from machining).
My next thought is to change out the scope to a different one.
Anything else I should try or check out?
Thanks,
Jack