I deliberated long and hard on a new rifle purchase. Ultimately settled on a Seekins PH3 in .308. I knew of the primer strike issue, but felt I had a 97-98% chance of getting lucky on that.
I had emailed Seekins about any advised barrel break in. Their response was that “groups and velocity will settle in between 40-60 shots”.
Gun arrives. I buy 5 different types of ammo of various bullet weights.
Head to the range. After 60 rounds, I’ve had two misfires and the best group I can muster is maybe 1.5 MOA.
I sent an email. They responded the same day.
They asked me to clean the bolt head, check my scope, tighten the actions screws to 50lbs and try the Hornady 178gr ELD X.
Complied with all that.
Went to the range with two boxes of ELD-X.
After those boxes were gone, I had another misfire and at best 2 MOA groups.
I sent pics of the groups with the recommended ammo. I received a shipping label the same day with a guarantee they would take care of both issues.
Got the gun back this week. Went to the range this morning.
I’m at best an average shot. I don’t reload, so the pic is with factory ammo.
Our society tends to complain loudly and praise weakly. I just wanted to let people know my experience with Seekins and their efforts to stand behind what they make.
I had emailed Seekins about any advised barrel break in. Their response was that “groups and velocity will settle in between 40-60 shots”.
Gun arrives. I buy 5 different types of ammo of various bullet weights.
Head to the range. After 60 rounds, I’ve had two misfires and the best group I can muster is maybe 1.5 MOA.
I sent an email. They responded the same day.
They asked me to clean the bolt head, check my scope, tighten the actions screws to 50lbs and try the Hornady 178gr ELD X.
Complied with all that.
Went to the range with two boxes of ELD-X.
After those boxes were gone, I had another misfire and at best 2 MOA groups.
I sent pics of the groups with the recommended ammo. I received a shipping label the same day with a guarantee they would take care of both issues.
Got the gun back this week. Went to the range this morning.
I’m at best an average shot. I don’t reload, so the pic is with factory ammo.
Our society tends to complain loudly and praise weakly. I just wanted to let people know my experience with Seekins and their efforts to stand behind what they make.
