Hello I'm new to the site. Was searching for answers and it looks like y'all know what your talking about.
Here it goes I bought a Savage from a guy online. He shipped to the gun scope powder scales bullets and Sabots along with seven premade loads. He swore it was shooting M.O.A. with 47 gn of 5744 pushing a 250 gn xtp using the long mmp sabots. After unboxing everything I started by cleaning the gun,then I checked his loads. First red flag his 7 pre measured loads of 47 gn measured from 44gn to 48.8 gn (I measured with my Hornady auto charge scales) second red flag the scope was loose. I took the scope mounts off (leaupold) re torqued, lapped the rings and re mounted the scope (also leaupold) I torqued the action screws to 25 in/lb,dumped the pre made charges and started over with the book recommendation of 44 gn. The groups were around 3". I worked back up to his load of 47gn (1/2 gn increments)with the same results. Everything I have read says this IS the combo to shoot out of this gun so I decided it was the scope. I mounted a Nikon and got the same results. I then switched to n110 powder and short mmp sabots started at 37 gn and worked up to 42gn with the same results. I couldn't get the vent liner out so I ordered a new plug with the carbide insert and started all over.(even tried the 230 gn xtp) Same results. Best group I got was 2.5"@ 100 yds (all shots were off of sandbags) but was not repeatable. Yesterday I decided to try the factory recommended load and make sure I wait plenty of time between shots. Waited 20 min and the second shot was 4.5" higher than the first. I put it in the truck and came home.
Sorry for the long post but I'm about to throw this thing in the river. My shoulder is about to fall off. What should I do?
Mike from Tn
Here it goes I bought a Savage from a guy online. He shipped to the gun scope powder scales bullets and Sabots along with seven premade loads. He swore it was shooting M.O.A. with 47 gn of 5744 pushing a 250 gn xtp using the long mmp sabots. After unboxing everything I started by cleaning the gun,then I checked his loads. First red flag his 7 pre measured loads of 47 gn measured from 44gn to 48.8 gn (I measured with my Hornady auto charge scales) second red flag the scope was loose. I took the scope mounts off (leaupold) re torqued, lapped the rings and re mounted the scope (also leaupold) I torqued the action screws to 25 in/lb,dumped the pre made charges and started over with the book recommendation of 44 gn. The groups were around 3". I worked back up to his load of 47gn (1/2 gn increments)with the same results. Everything I have read says this IS the combo to shoot out of this gun so I decided it was the scope. I mounted a Nikon and got the same results. I then switched to n110 powder and short mmp sabots started at 37 gn and worked up to 42gn with the same results. I couldn't get the vent liner out so I ordered a new plug with the carbide insert and started all over.(even tried the 230 gn xtp) Same results. Best group I got was 2.5"@ 100 yds (all shots were off of sandbags) but was not repeatable. Yesterday I decided to try the factory recommended load and make sure I wait plenty of time between shots. Waited 20 min and the second shot was 4.5" higher than the first. I put it in the truck and came home.
Sorry for the long post but I'm about to throw this thing in the river. My shoulder is about to fall off. What should I do?
Mike from Tn