sestoppelman
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So I took this thing to the range today and results were mixed I guess. It absolutely hated the Rem 175 gr factory load, all over the place. I had a couple of handloads from a previous project left over and tried them. 150gr Nosler Ball tips with Reloder 19. That showed much promise one load putting 4 of 5 into an inch with one out, who knows why. So I noticed some pretty inconsistent barrel bedding and in fact the action was not properly bedded either. So I relieved the bbl channel to float it and then strategically bedded the action for better support. Its odd in that the front receiver ring is round like a Rem 700, but it has a flat on the bottom about three eights wide, and so the bedding point in the stock being half round, the whole of the ring was not touching wood, making the factory bedding somewhat indifferent at best I think. Its hoped that the bbl float and bedding will make it more consistent. I have no doubt that the bbl is up to the task.
