Sisco Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 24 minutes ago, CASEYPM said: The scope is a center point 4-16X40. It was stored in an ammunition box with dehumidifier inside gun vault. I use outers brand rifle cleaning kit. Soaked brass brush, patches with nitro solvent until clean. Then I use a barrel mop until dry. I've always been skeptical about putting oil inside the barrel since its stored in air tight vault with dehumidifier. Just for good measure, I cleaned it the other day and the patches weren't that dirty. I use frog lube on my rifle. A friend gave me a tube of it and seems to work great. And I love that wintergreen smell it has. I'm really starting to think this was just user error and the fact that I haven't put any rounds downrange in a few months. The mil spec trigger isn't my friend at all. I think I'm just not used to its breaking point. We shall see next weekend. Suggestion: Skip your morning coffee, coke, or Mountain Dew. Caffeine is my biggest obstacle to good groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprice38444 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 clean/lube try diff ammo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmackc Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 A good trigger is a big factor in accurate shooting, as well as having a stable mounted scope. I hope you get better results on your next range trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Oh Snap...I know why your bullets are jumpin around.....its the damm Frog Lube brother Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonkie Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Get a different trigger and a MUCH better scope. I'm surprised a $60 Walmart scope held up to .308ar duty, unless yours doesn't kick much and you don't rapid fire. I had that exact scope on my Ruger m77/357, which has little recoil and the scope held up for many hundreds of rounds. I got a new Tikka T3 Lite in .270 and it killed the scope in three shots. It was difficult to tell at first, but in this pic you can see the reticle has detached and shifted slightly. I can now shake it around pretty good. Edited October 14, 2016 by chonkie Added new pic after giving the scope a good shaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASEYPM Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) On 10/13/2016 at 7:33 PM, chonkie said: Get a different trigger and a MUCH better scope. I'm surprised a $60 Walmart scope held up to .308ar duty, unless yours doesn't kick much and you don't rapid fire. I had that exact scope on my Ruger m77/357, which has little recoil and the scope held up for many hundreds of rounds. I got a new Tikka T3 Lite in .270 and it killed the scope in three shots. It was difficult to tell at first, but in this pic you can see the reticle has detached and shifted slightly. I can now shake it around pretty good. That very well may have happened. Since I put on the Jerry Miculek muzzle brake, there isn't much kick. I've probably put 150-200 down range with that scope on. The other day I had a dummy in the chamber and was practicing dry firing to get more familiar with the breaking point of the trigger and noticed something about the scope. (bear with me here, my terminology on glass isn't that good) As you know, the eye relief of the CP sucks. If your eye moves 1/16" left or right at 16X magnification, all you see is black. I didn't recall it being this bad. I took off the front sight and the eye relief was much better. With the rifle in a bench rest, I looked in it down range and moved my head slightly side to side and noticed that the reticle moves off target with my movement and gun being stationary. Diagnosis: cheap scope and front sight obstructing the view causing me to shift my eye side to side. The only reason I have the front sight on there is to mount my 3 point sling. It'll be leaving and probably getting a 45° buis. It'll probably be a while until I can get a better scope. Just shelled out lots of $$ on a hunting lease. Edited October 17, 2016 by CASEYPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ109 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Casey, dont mean to offend you but center point scope is low buck junk. You can buy these scopes at Wal-Mart. They are very low quality . I would not expect a scope of this quality to hold a zero or even have accurate adjustments. I personally would start over with a better optic and mount before suspecting a gun problem. Just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Get a Redfield Revolution. Inexpensive, made in the USA, lifetime warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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