i have not yet tried floating the fore-end or sanding the back of it to avoid contact with the receiver. I'm not that good at woodworking or metal working and don't want to damage anything.

I typically find if I hold the fore-end tightly in my left hand, which rests on the front sandbag, it is better than resting the fore-end directly on the front bag, which is what I do with bolt actions.

I have messed with different bullets and seating depth and powder charge. I'd find a nice group of 3, declare victory, go home, load a bunch, and come back a month later and that same load is not very accurate...

I don't want to try 165's or 150's. The magnum should shoot 180's and Elk should turn into meat... I found 165's are more accurate than 180's in the .30-06 No1S (and other non-ruger '06's I have tried). And the loads seem to still be accurate the next time I try them.

thanks

Poole

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Bill Poole
Arizona
http://arizona-rifleshooting.com/