Hi guys. New here. I tried the search but couldn’t find anything related, however I will admit that I didn’t go looking through all 140 pages of search results.
So here is my problem...
I have a stock Remington 700 BDL chambered in 7mm REM MAG and I cant hit the broad side of a barn.
A little history...
I got this rifle from an NRA dinner about 4 years ago. Once I got it home, it went in the safe and sat for about a year. I finally bought a scope and mounted it and then put it back in the safe for a few months until I decided that I wanted to take it bear hunting. So I went and sighted it in until it was “good enough” and went on my hunt. No bear. Gun goes back I safe. I have taken it hunting unsuccessfully a few times and haven’t shot it at all. Now that I am going out of state to hunt, I wanted to make sure it was still on-target and dial it in a little better, so I took it out to the range. My groups are +/- 6” at 100 yards.
Before we jump to human error, here is what I have done to combat the issue.
1. I am shooting off of a Caldwell lead sled
2. I have had 2 of my friends shoot it to make sure it wasn’t me.
3. I tried 3 different rounds
4. I cleaned the gun
5. I took the scope off and mounted it again, torquing everything down to specs.
I also concede that it is a factory gun and it is shooting factory ammo. But it shouldn’t be this bad!
First two pictures are at 100 yards. Third picture is at 50 yards.
Keep in mind, I am not making any adjustments to my scope at this point. Just trying to make a group.
Any suggestions what could be wrong or how I could fix it?
So here is my problem...
I have a stock Remington 700 BDL chambered in 7mm REM MAG and I cant hit the broad side of a barn.
A little history...
I got this rifle from an NRA dinner about 4 years ago. Once I got it home, it went in the safe and sat for about a year. I finally bought a scope and mounted it and then put it back in the safe for a few months until I decided that I wanted to take it bear hunting. So I went and sighted it in until it was “good enough” and went on my hunt. No bear. Gun goes back I safe. I have taken it hunting unsuccessfully a few times and haven’t shot it at all. Now that I am going out of state to hunt, I wanted to make sure it was still on-target and dial it in a little better, so I took it out to the range. My groups are +/- 6” at 100 yards.
Before we jump to human error, here is what I have done to combat the issue.
1. I am shooting off of a Caldwell lead sled
2. I have had 2 of my friends shoot it to make sure it wasn’t me.
3. I tried 3 different rounds
4. I cleaned the gun
5. I took the scope off and mounted it again, torquing everything down to specs.
I also concede that it is a factory gun and it is shooting factory ammo. But it shouldn’t be this bad!



First two pictures are at 100 yards. Third picture is at 50 yards.
Keep in mind, I am not making any adjustments to my scope at this point. Just trying to make a group.
Any suggestions what could be wrong or how I could fix it?