stringing

[rldarmstr]

Can someone tell me what migt cause diagnol strining of shots. lower left to upper right.

I'm shooting a 30-06 at 2450fps, 168gr HPBT bullet.  Groups size is MOA but the shots are consistantly strung in that fashion.

Is it me or some result of the ballistics of this load?

Thanks

[savageT]

Can someone tell me what migt cause diagnol strining of shots. lower left to upper right.

I'm shooting a 30-06 at 2450fps, 168gr HPBT bullet.  Groups size is MOA but the shots are consistantly strung in that fashion.

Is it me or some result of the ballistics of this load?

Thanks

Sometimes these things can be baffling.  First thing, what kind of gun and stock are you shooting?  Next, are you heating up the barrel to the point you cannot hold your fingers around the barrel?  Have you tried passing a flat dollar bill between the barrel and the forearm stock? If you detect a tight spot anywhere along the forearm it could be the reason for stringing.  Sometimes the mounting screw in the forearm can also be the source of barrel binding.  If you find any of these conditions, I would ask the help from a gunsmith to consider bedding the action and freeing up the forearm.
Jim

[rldarmstr]

I'm shooting a Remington 700, the action is bedded and the barrel floated. I tend to shoot faster than I need to but I try to keep things to a rythm and use a timer to guage time between shots.  Having said that, I have to admit that 'Yes' the barrel gets too hot to hold.

I am going to try working with the mounting screws, the next time I get to the range

Thanks for the input.

Regards,

Robert

[Lawdog]

rldarmstr,

If your barrel is a light weight model then try waiting at least 2 minutes between shots and see what happens.  Lawdog