Oldbloke wrote:I don't own one one but everyone says they shoot great.
Consider the following,
Bedding?
Swap the scope.
Check all screws
Nothing touching the barrel? E. G a take down screw.
Barrel crown looks OK.
Clean barrel?
Copper fouling?
When reloading bullet should be say. 010" to .020" off the lands.
Is the barrel free floating or has pressure under the barrel at the forearm tip?
Any groups you can upload?
SCJ429 wrote:Well done, good on Russell for diagnosing the problem. Hopefully you get a new barrel and finally start shooting some good groups. Let us know how you get on.
gilmc wrote:SCJ429 wrote:Well done, good on Russell for diagnosing the problem. Hopefully you get a new barrel and finally start shooting some good groups. Let us know how you get on.
Looking at all the options I ended up buying a tikka t3x lite s/s .223 with a 1:12 twist with a few extras (cost of new barrel not much different to buying new). Now have to wait the 28 days before I can pick it up. Also got a good price for a trade in on the old tikka so I very happy how it all turned out. The Shooters Warehouse in Mitchell were brilliant and the the sales guy Oliver was extremely helpful and couldn’t do enough, had issues with this place in the past and heard many bad reports but this time they were brilliant. Looking forward to trying it out in 4 weeks!
sungazer wrote:I missed the 6 years old bit. Yep claiming warranty unless it was a lifetime would be near impossible.
sungazer wrote:Thats obviously the reply when they dont want to be bothered or get involved.
animalpest wrote:Not sure what you mean by ADI "suggested load". They list starting and maximum loads.
What you should do is start at the minimum load and work up to find a accurate load that is not excessive pressure. Do NOT start at the minimum load and work down!