What would you do with this rifle?

[MallardSX2]

Sell it cheap. Move on.

 

[8mille]

It would be difficult to sell a firearm I bought considering the reason I chose to buy it in the first place. To truly avoid rifles that don’t perform, the best you could do is to go custom . I’m tired of buying rifles for a particular look and or performance reputation; only to find it doesn’t shoot good. Then I’m stuck with a nominal performing firearm. Shame too, because I only buy deluxe or better. Keep sakes are different- especially if they are a highly reputable rifle. Only you can decide what you wish to do.

 

[sierracharlie338]

If you really want to keep the rifle there’s a few things I would do. Try bedding, new loads, other factory ammo to name a few.

But a word of caution, I’ve been down this road with a M77 that was my first deer rifle. Spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to make a barrel shoot that, quite frankly, just wouldn’t. I finally caved and put a new barrel on it. My woes were solved until the wood stock cracked but I digress.

Decide where the line is and when you reach that line get a new barrel or sell it or whatever your decision is. Hope it works out for you.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

If you really want to keep the rifle there’s a few things I would do. Try bedding, new loads, other factory ammo to name a few.

But a word of caution, I’ve been down this road with a M77 that was my first deer rifle. Spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to make a barrel shoot that, quite frankly, just wouldn’t. I finally caved and put a new barrel on it. My woes were solved until the wood stock cracked but I digress.

Decide where the line is and when you reach that line get a new barrel or sell it or whatever your decision is. Hope it works out for you.

It’s funny when threads like this get revived. I sold that rifle to my brother. He’s very happy with it.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Ahh lol. Didn’t look at the date.

 

[Deere_Man]

It’s funny when threads like this get revived. I sold that rifle to my brother. He’s very happy with it.

Did bro ever try the 150gr bullets? If so, how did they do? Thanks

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Did bro ever try the 150gr bullets? If so, how did they do? Thanks

The Hornady 130-grain American Whitetail load eventually put out a 1.8” 10-shot group. It did much better than the old Remington load upon which I had previously relied (and which I am now out of and will not purchase again).

None of the five 150-grain loads I tried out managed to beat that, but all were around 1.9-2.1”.