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The second target indicates vertical stringing.. the target could well have been hung sideways but that's bad practice for archival purposes.
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The second target indicates vertical stringing.. the target could well have been hung sideways but that's bad practice for archival purposes.
Scope is not touching the barrel - there is some (little) clearance.I can't tell, but is the bell of your scope touching the barrel?
Is there any crimping involved with this cartridge?
Have you done a ladder test to determine your optimal charge weight? Barrel harmonics can affect accuracy. By tuning the load you can stabilize the harmonics such that the bullet is not slowed by harmonic waves returning from the end of the barrel. To do this you first vary your powder charge to see how the groups perform on paper, then you vary your COAL to further dial it in.
Here is some good reading for you:
http://optimalchargeweight.embarqspace.com/#
http://www.6mmbr.com/laddertest.html
My advice would be to keep your perspective on what this rifle is capable of doing. Many hunting rifles like this are lucky to shoot honest 1 inch groups. Big difference between Internet groups and what kinds of groups people are really shooting. With my medium caliber hunting rifles I'm quite happy to shoot groups in the 3/4 inch range and in the case of my 30-06 feel lucky when it does 1 inch groups. I have a high end Remington model 700 .223 and it averages 1/2 inch groups, and to be honest I'm surprised it will even do that. It was only with a lot of load tuning and tweaking have I been able to get it to do that consistently. I have target rifles in 6BR and 6PPC, and only with those rifles can I get groups in the 1/4 inch and smaller range. Yet if you read the Internet postings, lots of people do that with their hunting rifles, all day long.