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OK guys, never had this before. My son has a H&R 243. Always shot great. At end of last year it started shooting off. Dancing everywhere. Bought new Leopold scope same results. Help!!!
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Check and double check mounts. Same ammo? If not, try another. Give it a good cleaning with a good copper solvent.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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Does it have a Picatinny rail for the scope?
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Check and double check mounts. Same ammo? If not, try another. Give it a good cleaning with a good copper solvent. Yep. Take the scope off and check the tightness of the screws on the scope mounting rail also.
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It has a rail and all was checked when I installed the scope. Same ammo. It's Winchester ammo. Checked two different boxes. Same results.
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Going to get a different brand of shells. Maybe that will help.
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Like mentioned before clean the barrel with a good copper solvent because you might have a copper fouling issue on the rifling of the barrel. This issue will make you scratch your head and wonder why you can not get the rifle to group worth a dang.
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life".
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I will do the cleaning before starting with a new box of shells
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look at the crown to be sure it hasnt been damaged
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I will do the cleaning before starting with a new box of shells Make sure you use a dedicated copper solvent. Most solvents do very little for copper. After cleaning, crack a couple "fouling shots" then shoot for groups. Use a good solid rest.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
"I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers." George Mason
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Shooters choice copper solvent. Wet a patch and run it through let it sit for a few and run a copper brush down the barrel a few times push another patch of shooters choice then dry patch it until it comes out clean and then oil it with a good clp or rem oil or you will have rust quicker than a gnat fart.
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My daughter has a 243 h&r and we had the same problem never could get it sighted in, all over the paper from shot to shot, I have read that other forums online seems pretty common with this caliber in the same rifle. We gave up and moved her a a youth howa 7mm08
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Any chance you've taken the forearm off recently?
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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I took the forearm off after it started shooting all over the place. It does mount wierd. The screen doesn't bottom out, it has a rubber washer to tighten against. So I snugged it up and didn't over tighten.
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My son had one of those in 243. The most inaccurate gun I have ever dealt with. You could get it sighted in one day and it would shoot great. the next, all over the place.
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