Hello all. I'am new to the site, but been browseing for months now. Lots of great info here and hopeing for some positive advice. First of all I purchased a Handi .243 standard barrel about 5 years ago. When I first got the gun I had a buddy do some hand loads and the gun shot very well. I had 1" groups at 100. After time I ran out of hand loads and bought factory. The wife shot the gun at the range and could not get good groups, so I gave it a try and same results. We put the gun away and tried again the next year and had very poor groups. 10 " groups were not uncommon. I have now done everything possible to correct it. I have gone through tightning the mounts, tighten rings. I even tried different scopes. I played with the forend (rings, shims) and even shot without the forestock. We have cleaned the barrel very well. I used JB bore paste, sweets and no better. I checked hinge spaceing and movement. We have now had tried two different guys with hand loads and no consistent results. We tried original hand load recipe and others. I'am letting the barrel cool between shoots. Many times we can get two shoots very close to each other and then the third is a complete flyer. About 6-10" away from the others. When I shot without the forestock I have the first two shoots within an inch and the next two were within a inch but both sets were 4" apart. The next two were about 2 inches apart, but another 3" away from the other two sets. Really, were do I go next with this gun. My hands are up in the air and spent way to much money already on loads to get it to work. I'am ready to sell it for cheap. The reason I'am putting so much effort into it, is because It shot like a dandy the first year I had it. I live in Canada and warranty repair is a problem and don't want to spend alot more money on it. Anyone got some dirrection on what to do. Thanks...
