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Rem 260 Mountain Rifle
steve4102
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I have a Rem 260 Mnt. that won't shoot. Tried dozens of powder and bullet combos. Most groups were over 3in. Some groups were less with shots 1 and 2 touching and the third always 2 to 2 1/2in. away. The barrel was allowed to cool between rounds. Last week I had the action bedded and the barrel free floated. My groups have now gone from two touching and one flier to an even spread of 4 1/2 to 5 inches. I have checked the action screws and the scope mounts, everything seems fine. What can I try next? Should I put the pressure point back in at the end of the forarm or should I use this gun for a very handsome tomato stake?
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Just a suggestion.
edit: Another idea: Make sure you clean the barrel well of the copper and residues with something like Blue Wonder-something that will get it really clean. That wa another of my problems with the -06.
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I should have mentioned that the barrel is very clean when I start my testing. I use "WipeOut" and leave it sit overnight. At the range I use "Sweet 7.62" after every 20 rounds. I also use "WipeOut" with the excelerator for a quick thorough cleaning at the range. The scope is a new Nikon Monarch 3x9. I switched this scope with the one off of my 280 ABolt and had the same results. I know it is not the scope but, it could be the mounts. I will check them again.
If your rem700 doesn't shoot well,..I'd look real hard for lug lock up issues, correct action screw torque, barrel channel clearance, scope integrity, etc. The 700 action is pretty simple and quite consistent from the box. Be methodical and check the components one by one until you find the reason. I am betting on a foreward contact point. Many factory thin barrels are quite a bit bent from day 1 and need the upward pressure to help uniform the harmonics.
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One more Tech tip check your bolt too, I've seen many bolts that when all the way closed were resting on the stock instead of resting metal to metal. If this is the case remove the stock material until you have consistent closure metal to metal.
A funny thing happened to a friend of mine down here in the twin cities with a Remington rifle in 260 rem. He was getting the same thing as what is happening to you.
Do like ern98 said and check the muzzle crown. That was where my friends rifle had the problem. Once recrowned it has been shooting well. I heard this from a mutual friend.
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