by Baz460 » 21 Feb 2016, 3:04 pm
Hi, I recently bought a Remington XCR 700 257 Weatherby mag, and cannot get the thing to group.
Has any one out there had similar problems with there Rem 700's?
When I got the rifle the barrel was not floating, and was touching at the for end, so a gunsmith floated it for me, and it still won't shoot any better than a 5 inch group at a 100. I don't fire any more than 3 rounds at a time, as the 257 gets very hot, but still no accuracy, and have tried 4 different loads, 4 different shooters, and still no good. So after 80 rounds and a lot of time travelling to shoot it, I decided to contact the dealer I bought it off, and I must say he was very helpful, and said send it back and he will get his gunsmith to shoot it, and see what the problem is, and If he can't fix it he will give me another rifle, so we will wait and see the outcome. I sent the rifle back with my 8x56 Kahles on it so he has the whole deal, and I just said, that a new rifle or my rifle, all I want is for the thing to be tested before he sends it back, and by saying that it should shoot 1 inch at a 100 or it is a waist of time, as I bought the 257 to shoot out to 400 yds, and the way it is now you wouldn't hit the proverbial barn door at 200.
Will keep you posted.
Baz.