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This as noted above for sure.
" check for a free-floated barrel.. If not, remove the action, remove the crap Win calls 'bedding' and do a good glass bed to include the first 1-1.5" of barrel in front of the receiver - then ensure the rest of the barrel is floated.. "

After bedding,
Make sure the bolt handle does not touch wood when closed.
Make sure the magazine box is a little loose with screws tightened down.
Tighten the screws correctly.
Do the above for sure. . even if the gun is shooting acceptable to you as is.

If this does not give you tighter groups and repeated sessions give you the same poi
try removing the scope and mounts and remount them.
If that does not work, try another scope.

Don't do a lot of load variations during the above. Wait till improvements have been made to dial it in.

Sell gun if you haven't found magic after doing these things.

Your may have fouling/deposits in the barrel, or a rough bore, if you have already tried various loads (165, 180 grains).

Try giving the bore a good bronze bore brush scrubbing with a good cleaning solvent ( from the breach/ chamber). I mean .”good scrubbing” like 100 front/back passes, then a few soaked cleaning patches. Then another 100 front/back passes with the bore brush then cleaning patch until you get to 500 -1000 forward/back cycles with a tight-fitting solvent-soaked bronze brush ( do it over a couple of days if need be, but do it well). Wrap several layers of tape ( ie packing tape) on the last 3-4” of the cleaning rod near the bore brush. This will protect the crown/muzzle from getting dinged from the metal cleaning rod dropping onto the bore as that bore brush exits the muzzle.

Then try a 165 or 180 grain load for an accuracy check. 150 may be too short for its 1-10” twist rifling.

May need to fire lap the bore to smooth it out. Not hard or expensive to do.

Don’t Give up. Be patient. Be methodical.