I used to sell guns at a Gander Mountain here in MN, a young guy came in with a damn near brand new Ruger 77 .270 in stainless with a Leupold vari-x II on. I did some research on the gun and it turned out he bought it from us a few months before that, didnt even have time to hunt with it at all. He told me he had another baby on the way and the wife didnt want guns in the house for now, so he gave his .22's to his cousins and sold his shotguns to his brother. He wanted to sell this rifle to us. I felt bad for the guy, at GM, we basically had to screw anyone who sold anything to us. Through corporate policy, I told him I could give him $240 for the rifle and scope (we didnt add money scopes). He frowned and said, "better than my local pawn shop" and agreed. I gave the rifle to our gunsmith who is twice national benchrest champion and he said the rifle had maybe half a box through it, just like the guy said. I returned to the gentlman and told him I'd give him $300 for it personally if he'd meet me in the parking lot on my lunch break. All he wanted was the $240 but i felt like a thief doing that so i gave him $300, still felt like a thief. Anyways, i shot the rifle at a local 50yd range and it shot perfectly. Then I brought it up north and shot it at 100yds on sandbags. It shot 6" to the right consistently. I dont think I pulled my shots, and its been kept in a quality hard case. The scope seemed fine. Why did it shoot like this? Is it possible I was puting pressure on the stock or barrel moving the point of impact? All of you input is appreciated.
