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Went out and shot the Remington Model Seven LS in 7mm-08 Remington. It has a Simmons 2-7X32 Prohunter on top. I'm thinking it doesn't like the Hornady Superformance ammo with 139 grain SST's. I'm really hoping it's just the ammo and not something bigger. Any thoughts?

I've tried the Superformance ammo in 308 and 30-06. My guns don't like it either. That would be my 1st guess

If those shots were without allowing the rifle to cool, it looks like you should expect from a Seven.

You try a different scope?

Looks like a light barrel heating up. I suspect that if you take longer between shots, you won't have a problem.

Try some standard velocity SST's, Federal 140 Nosler BT's or Accubonds. Superformance shot very poorly in my model 7 7mm-08.

David

Thats what my 308 groups look like using superformance ammo. But if I use the regular sst loads it shoots 3/4" groups

Could be barrel heating up was an issue. I allowed anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes between shots and the temperature was in the low 40's. Knew it probably wasn't enough time.

That's enough time. Try different ammo. Check your shooting technique. Is the barrel floated?

It's a Remington.

laffin.

Float and bed that sucker. Thats some nasty stringing going on there. You may be able to get away with playing with different ammo, but it looks like you gotta bed and float it to me.

butt hole.....

I would normally say the barrel heating up but 6-10 mins in the low 40's should have been enough time. I would try different ammo first

Suspect float/bed required, but, having put lots of rounds through a laminate 7 in 7mm-08, and seeing similar behavior even after floating & bedding, I'd like to relay that of every rifle stock I've ever shot from sandbags, the M7 lammie is by far the most sensitive to rest and hold.

So- be VERY aware of making sure it's rested exactly the same from shot to shot.

Easy there, Browning Boy!

Shoots like my .260 Model Seven. Bedded, floated, recrowned, etc. I finally settled with 1 1/2" groups.

That is about what my 7mm08 model seven did with the factory barrel. I got to checking targets and the first shots (I mark my targets shot order) with a cold barrel laid on top of each other had about a 1/2 inch spread. It now has a pacnor barrel punched to AI, and shoots real good. miles

Think it would be worth it to bed the action, float the barrel, and get some trigger work done?

Yep.

Ive got a M7 CDL in .22-250 that shot patterns...instyead of groups, till I floated it....

I'll bet that nothing is wrong with the rifle.

Believe me, I've seen things look a lot worse with factory ammo. Try some fusion and some federal premium though. Just keep in mind that with how expensive factory ammo is, that you are getting into territory where you should think about a rockchucker and rolling your own. 7-08 is very easy to reload for.

I'd also lose the scope. You could have a Leupold 6x with Talley Lwt rings for under $300 if you go used on the scope. Better scope/rings with a trigger job could really shrink those groups.

If you've done all of that, and you still can't get it to shoot, then send it to someone who has a clue to get it floated/bedded.