im interested to hear what you did to the trigger and how it works when you shoot it again.
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Here's Dan's description--nothing special, just a spring coil trim job. The Ruger trigger group and safety are very innovative--even if the action of the trigger isn't exactly pleasing in it's stock form. Their safety is the best I've ever used ergonomically-speaking. The trigger housing is extremely solid and pinned to the receiver with two roll pins--kinda like the way a gas block or sight post is pinned to the barrel on an AR. I thought about polishing the hammer/sear surfaces--but I'm going to see if they don't smooth off a bit with some use. http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...75#post5914875
My Model 11 in .308 likes a dirty bore and hot loads also - 1,200 rounds since the last solvent patch.
I do run a dry boresnake through the barrel once after a trip to the range.
Yes--I've been moaning and groaning about all my problems with my new American 270--but today I think my "reconstructive surgery" efforts came together and I now have a rifle I'm proud to shoot! : )
Most importantly--the "impact wandering" has ended--in fact, even when switching between brands and sizes of ammo, the POI shifted very little. I can't say for sure what made the most difference; but after having shortened and polished the triggerpull spring and reinforced with epoxy the stock--it shoots vastly better. The last nine of ten shots of Winchester power points were all in or touching the bull's at 100--impressive mostly because it was very windy--20 mph with gusts stronger and I was literally shooting at a moving target. I'm a happily married man. LOL.
If that is what is most important to you, then you should modify your shooting regimen. Instead of trying to determine how accurate three or five shot groups are take a tactical rifle approach. In that approach, groups are not the most important factor. Where that first shot out of a cold bore strikes the target is most important. I guess there are several methods you could use to tweak your rifle/scope combo to make that first shot almost a sure thing but I like the one used by Carlos Hathcock.Quote:
Precisely my worry--no matter how well it shoots warmed up--which is pretty well since I have maybe 75 rounds down the tube--it's that one and only cold shot you get in the woods that is the most important for me.
Good deal glad you got it shooting now...small things make a big difference.
Carlos basically taught shooters how to know with a great deal of certainty where a "cold shot" was most likely to strike a target. The full regimen is given below. I doubt many hunters would go to this extreme but when life is on the line it seems to be a bit more appropriate than when deer hunting.
http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.p...seen#msg166216