My first bolt ws a Ruger M77 7mm RM. When I tried to zero it the POI kept moving up and to the left at 11 o'clock.
That was 1982. Floated the barrel and have not had a problem since. And since then all my bolt rifles get the barrel floated if they don't come that way. They don't walk either, but i don't shoot any until they are uncomfortably hot. Cooler barrels result in longer barrel life.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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