Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting Bought me a Sendero

Not just you......

Back when Pella, Iowa held 1000 yard registered Benchrest matches, we had a stock gun class. Originally I shot a Sendero in 300 Ultra mag that shot damn good, and after torching that barrel, I picked up a new take off barrel in the same chambering that was a real turd, then picked up a used Sendero in 25-06 that I ended up setting the stock class record with a 4.XX" group.

I foolishly sold that gun when I bought a new Sendero in 7mm SAUM that I knew would set the world on fire. I don't think it ever broke 1 MOA, most every group was closer to a 1 1/2 MOA average, despite trying everything under the sun to improve it.....bedding, re-crown, adding weight, and necking down 300 brass & turning necks, etc. Finally sold it to a local kid for a deer gun, which would suit him just fine.

It is about time to chec zero, deer season is close!!

I took it to the range last week, using American Whitetail 154 grain Interlocks.

Boresight at 50 yards, looking through the barrel and adjusting the scope accordingly.

One shot on paper, adjusted the scope. Second shot was 1/2” from the bull, let’s try 100 yards.

Unfortunately it was about 98 degrees, so the barrel got hot and stayed hot. I only shot three more times and got this:



That’s .506”. Not bad for the first outing, with factory ammo.






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