Thanks for the replies and advice.
As I said, I currently own an identical rifle. Early on it would throw the first shot after cleaning completely off the target. But after a fouling shot it was consistent. It is a MOA shooter with either the 100 grain hand loads or the 120 grain Accu-Tips. Different POI.
I have just acquired this rifle and after a good cleaning it looked brand new inside and out. Rifle was reassembled and properly torqued. Same with scope with new DNZ mount. Barrel is free floated and not making contact. Trigger breaks at just under 3 lbs (much better than my original). I did notice that the hand loads were a little tight when closing the bolt which I attribute to them being fire formed to the original and this rifle not being shot much. I also noted that the barrel seemed overly hot after shooting. I was not in direct sunlight and it was about 80 degrees. I brought the rifle home and gave it a good cleaning. Short of it needing to be bedded, I think it just needs to be broken in. I have a array of ammo and think I will spend some time alternating between shooting and cleaning for about 40 more rounds and give it another try. This rifle was purchased for my # 2 grandson and I want it to be right.
It is much too windy to shoot today. I will update when I get a chance.
Thanks again to all that replied.
