Originally Posted by Notropis
Mule Deer, What was the nature of the bedding problems with the late NH rifles? Is there an easy fix for the problem? I have a .270 WSM that needs something. It seems to print two separate groups with several different loads and one 6" group with other loads.



You have serious problems. I had one so wild, like yours, I simply could not believe the size of the groups. The scope was tested on another rifle. It appears to be a bedding problem or loose scope or bases.

I bedded it at the forend, putting a lot of upward pressure there, not simply a neutral pad. It started shooting everything under 1.75, but several loads now consistently are under .5 MOA. It was difficult to believe that barrel harmonics were causing 6" grouups with some loads, but it happened and it was a light contoured barrel. It took a lot of experimenting with pressures and different reloads to get there.

If you can't resolve this, you are owed a refund for sure.