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bad grouping

Hi I'm new and my english is not perfect.
Every week, the same problem @ 100m indoor
2 bullets in one hole 3e away,I'm serious reloader,shoot cal.308 lapua scenar 167gr(also Berger VLD) ,powder Vith140 primerCCI-Br2
Meplat bullet,neckturning ,etc
Remington 700 tuned,bell & carlson stock,jewell-trigger,jp-comp
What I'doing wrong???
see pictures

thanks
 

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Where are you on seating depth? Has the stock been bedded? How is the rifle supported? How often, and how are you cleaning? What scope, and mounts? What sort of hold on the rifle are you using?
 
12.4mm seating depth-stock is not bedded- supported with harris bipod-cleaning after 20 rounds-milletmounts with tasco worldclass scope-
using rear sandbag

thanks for asking
 
By seating depth, I mean where are the bullets in relation to touching the rifling when chambered? Beyond that, does you stock have an aluminum bedding block?
 
Sabre,
If I might suggest, (and you didn't mention you gr of powder) have you tried moving your bullet back to sammi specs and tried groups at that setting. SOme barrels just won't respond with a close bullet setting and like that jump. Though I have a Ruger M77 and not a Remington, mine will not group worth a darn at anything close to the rifling of the barrel. And the other issue is the powder you are using. I've tried VVN140, 150 and even 160 without much success. Now Varget and RE15 shoots lights out right at 42 - 43 grs. Just a thought for something to consider.
 
It may be that skim bedding the block would help. Also, is the barrel touching in its channel anywhere?

On the scope base or bases, the screw nearest the front of the action can sometimes be bottomed on the barrel shank, if it is too long. If this is the case, the base will not be properly clamped to the receiver, even though the screw is tight. I always count the turns (and partial turns. of any screws that go into holes that are not open on their bottom ends, with and without the thing that is being attached in place (in this case, the scope base(s)) There should be fewer turns (at least a half) with the base in place, as compared to when it is not.

Another thing to try is to pile up sand bags, or borrow a front rest, instead of the bipod, just for a test. If you try this, I would support the rifle a couple of inches in front of the action. Bipods that are mounted where the typical front sling studs are can cause the rifle to "hop" when shooting off of a hard surface. I have found that in some cases putting something with a little give (like one thickness of a cheap soft rifle case) under the bipod legs can be beneficial.

Another thing to look for is whether the rear sling stud is clear of the back bag. (It should be.) Also, the back of the pistol grip should not contact the rear bag at any time.

How are you holding the rifle? If you hold it too light, there can be problems. Sometimes shooters try to imitate a shooting style that is OK for a lighter caliber, or a heavier caliber in a heavy benchrest style stock, with a rifle that is too light and/ or a stock that is the wrong shape for that shooting style. I would shoulder your rifle, have my face lightly on the comb, and pull it back into my shoulder with the second and third fingers of my trigger hand. I might even try light contact with my other hand just forward of the action. Sometimes experimenting with how a rifle is shot can yield better groups.

Another thing to watch is barrel heat. The barrel should never get too hot to comfortably hold your hand on the hottest part.

If you want to use your magazine, you may not be able to seat your bullets out any farther, but if you can, I usually get my best groups with them seated .006 to .010 longer than where they touch the rifling. (light marks). You should lower your powder charge and rework your load if you try this, because of the slight increase in pressure.

What scope are you using? Does it have a parallax adjustment?
 
Looking at the pics, it seems you are changing 2 variables, powder charge and seating depth.
If I may suggest: try running an OCW test, first. Pick any seating depth you wish for the test. Once you find the OCW, then play with the seating depth.
 

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