Cal-ApeR wrote:Hi all,
My old boy has a Ruger 1a in 303. He never played with it too much but struggled to get a good load happening. Does anyone have any loads that work well in theirs?
cadet wrote:Check the forend bedding screw is not death-grip tight. Shots were walking up the target as the barrel heated on mine - 1st would be on PoA; 2nd an inch or so high, 3rd 4-6 inches up.
I took to the safety on mine with a file to stop cases bouncing back into the chamber, too.
Otherwise a good, plenty-accurate rifle with jacketed bullets.
cadet wrote:Well, I guess backing the screw off a tad from "death grip" to "nipped up firmly" to fix it was a modification to the forend...