biodsl Wrote:Hollis...try single loading, hand feeding every shot on a few five shot groups and seeing what you get. I have a Lilja barrel that will shot five rounds touching when singled loaded but prints two distinct groups when loading from the right and left sides of a magazine. I don't pretend to understand why. I only know it's a function of the auto-loading function.
Second note: expecting a $130 barrel to shoot 4 inches at 500 yards might not be realistic.
I'll give it a try.
Yes, I do need to set realistic expectations, but my 6.5 Creedmoor is a <$300 TC Compass and with the right handloads, I have no problem hitting that target very consistently. When I was first starting off, I was buying low-end stuff not thinking I would get as serious about this as I now am. I know that I'm going to need to save up to get a rifle with expensive barrel, but I still am doing pretty good with my cheap stuff and want to see how good I can get until I save up enough for a really nice barrel. But with the price of ammo and components nowadays, it might save money to buy that barrel now and quit wasting money trying to troubleshoot problems with lower end barrels.