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Gun not accurate
boltaction
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I bought a 17 hmr a few months ago. It's a NEF sporter got it to carry in the truck to pop goundhogs . Well I put a 3/9 scope on it an went to sight it in an the best that it will group is around 2 inches at a hundred yrd's. Called NEF they said as long as it groups under 2 1/2 inches at 100 yrd's that's there standard. My question,is there any way to thighten up the groups or should I trade it off. A friend has the same gun an it put's them in the same hole. I already tried a different scope that didn't help.
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Those usualy shoot sub moa.
Try tightning / loosning foreend screw
Try another brand ammo 1st
Also shoot the same ammo he used to get the better groups. Ammo has a LOT to do with accuracy.
You can't test the rifle/ammo acuracy potential offhand.
Step 1: Cut the front barrel band or simply dismount it if it has one. It won't make a difference until the gun warms up or it's a warm day. Just trust the idea that free-float barrels are better.
Step 2: Lighten up the trigger. The 17 cal guns are usually lightweight, so it's really easy to botch firing it if it has a heavy trigger. I'm currently looking for a gunsmith for mine since I can outshoot myself with a 30-06 over the same distance.
Step 3: Don't use CCI ammo. I know several people with 17HMRs and none of them work well with CCI. Try Remington or Federal. Federal makes a polymer point which works like a champ, but their hollow points arn't bad either (just not as good as the polymer tips). You get what you pay for in 17HMR since you can't reload it.
Step 4: Try not cleaning it (or cleaning it more). The CZ my buddy has actually does not like to be cleaned. We clean it "just enough" to tighten up the groups and it's proven to be a real pain. My Ruger, however, likes to be squeaky clean.
Step 5: Have a beer before shooting so you can steady that excited hand. (kidding).
There are always rifles that will not shoot, however...you may indeed have one.
A new barrel for that little rifle is only 80-90 bucks, however.....unless they have taken a big jump in price lately...
quote:Originally posted by RustyNail
I like the previous suggestions--however, I would recommend that you try a different scope on the gun and rule out problems there before you modify the gun. Its not uncommon for a bad scope to undergo slight "adjustments" with each shot (shock). OR you could mount the questionable scope on a gun of known accuracy and test the scope that way. Just a thought[;)]
He stated that he already tried a different scope.
quote:Originally posted by RustyNail
I like the previous suggestions--however, I would recommend that you try a different scope on the gun and rule out problems there before you modify the gun. Its not uncommon for a bad scope to undergo slight "adjustments" with each shot (shock). OR you could mount the questionable scope on a gun of known accuracy and test the scope that way. Just a thought[;)]
Whoops! He sure did [:(!] And i get so irritated when other people do that[^]