the naked prophet
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I got a new Savage 111 (.30-06) with the synthetic stock and detachable magazine, and mounted a nice 3-9x Bushnell scope on it. I sighted it in at 100 yards, and can't seem to get groups any better than 5 inches at 100 yards. I'm shooting with the forearm on my hand which is on a cushioned rest, with the stock resting on the shooting bench against my shoulder. The gun has been broken in according to the directions on the Savage website (clean, one shot, clean 5x then 5 shots clean, etc...). The gun was very steady, the trigger has been adjusted according to the instructions to be quite light (maybe around 2 lbs?). It isn't as crisp as it could be, but I've fired worse. I was using factory Remington 180 grain ammunition.
What is wrong? I doubt it's me, since using my Romanian AK I can get 3 inch groups at 100 yards shooting with just the magazine as a monopod (Yugoslavian M67 ammunition). It does have a very smooth TAPCO trigger installed, which feels better than the Savage trigger. Using my wife's 14 inch Bushmaster (with the 2.5 inch compensator pinned and welded on the end - not SBR) I can do better than that with radway green ammo.
I had heard that the Savage rifles were quite accurate. I was expecting 1 MOA from this rifle. Was that too much to expect? I know I'm not an expert rifle shooter, but still.
What is wrong? I doubt it's me, since using my Romanian AK I can get 3 inch groups at 100 yards shooting with just the magazine as a monopod (Yugoslavian M67 ammunition). It does have a very smooth TAPCO trigger installed, which feels better than the Savage trigger. Using my wife's 14 inch Bushmaster (with the 2.5 inch compensator pinned and welded on the end - not SBR) I can do better than that with radway green ammo.
I had heard that the Savage rifles were quite accurate. I was expecting 1 MOA from this rifle. Was that too much to expect? I know I'm not an expert rifle shooter, but still.