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I bought a Rem 700 ADL 243 back earlier this year as a loaner for friends and family. I mounted a Nikon Prostaff in PRW rings on a Weaver picatinny rail.
I took it along yesterday when I went to the range to shoot several rifles. I had "boresighted" it at home (looking thru bore at something approx 30yds away, and aligning scope with that object). I shot it at 200yds and has a spread on 5 shots of approx 20". I thought for sure the scope had crapped out, so I mounted a SWFA SS 6x this morning and took it back to the range. Was shooting at 100yds as I took my son to shoot his Ar with a red dot sight. First two shots were about an inch, so was thinking it was the scope for sure. But the next shot was 8" out! It's not bedded, just tightened appropriately in the factory stock. Never seen any rifle shoot this bad, let alone a new/newer one.
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Dam site is getting almost impossible to use on my iPad.
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Oh, this was with factory Rem 100gr Corelokt's.
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Did you but it new or used?
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I bought it new from Academy.
Will be calling Remington tomorrow for a shipping label.
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Shoot it full of bore foam and let it sit for about 12 hours. All bets are the patch will come out black and very dark blue. Probably will need to repeat the process. The former owner probably shot it without ever cleaning. It has a carbon and copper layer cake in the lands.
If at that point it doesn't shoot, let it go, and be glad it's gone. Not worth messing with loads, etc, if you can't get at least a 2-3" group at 100 yards with a basic load.
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Some guns just won't shoot...had a ruger 308 like that
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sounds like something's drastically wrong, all right.
Did you try a different brand of ammo?
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I didn't try any other ammo. If it had been half that spread I probably would, but I figured it would just be a waste after what I saw today.
Thought maybe it wasn't stabilizing but every hole (about a dozen total between yesterday and today) was perfect, both at 100 and 200yds.
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Sounds like a Ruger #1 I had...
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I had a Model 7 in .260 that shot like that.
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I bought a 700 ADL 243 a couple months ago and it doesn't spray 'em. Mine is floated and bedded, but 8" and 20" sounds pretty extreme! Damm. I'd be interested to compare serial numbers. Mine's early 2016 manufacture.
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Dam site is getting almost impossible to use on my iPad. I am glad it's not just me. This site doesn't run worth a damn on any device I have ever tried.
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Dam site is getting almost impossible to use on my iPad. I am glad it's not just me. This site doesn't run worth a damn on any device I have ever tried. Are you running AdBlock Plus? I visit this site often using multiple browsers on multiple machines. The constant is I use ABP on every machine and I have no problems whatsoever.
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Any chance your mount screws are bottomed out?
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I had the same gun in SS that was bad also. I traded it, I hope not to you! I tried everything and every load but finally gave up. I thought it was the loose nut behind the trigger. It didn't shoot groups, it shot patterns.
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Any chance your mount screws are bottomed out? Good to check for sure. Front front...
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Did you try more than one ammo?
Is the barrel free floated?
Rings, mounts, stock screws, nut behind the trigger....every thing tight?
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I bought a Rem 700 ADL 243 back earlier this year as a loaner for friends and family. I mounted a Nikon Prostaff in PRW rings on a Weaver picatinny rail.
I took it along yesterday when I went to the range to shoot several rifles. I had "boresighted" it at home (looking thru bore at something approx 30yds away, and aligning scope with that object). I shot it at 200yds and has a spread on 5 shots of approx 20". I thought for sure the scope had crapped out, so I mounted a SWFA SS 6x this morning and took it back to the range. Was shooting at 100yds as I took my son to shoot his Ar with a red dot sight. First two shots were about an inch, so was thinking it was the scope for sure. But the next shot was 8" out! It's not bedded, just tightened appropriately in the factory stock. Never seen any rifle shoot this bad, let alone a new/newer one.
I have the same exact setup. I bought mine brand new and shot some hand loaded 90 grain Sierras around an inch at 50 yards without trying too hard. Clean the barrel and try it again and if it doesn't work call Remington and ship it back. That's pretty bad. kwg
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