POI changed

[TaperPin]

Are you shooting that same 30-06 from one of your other posts? I always liked the looks of laminated stocks like that. Is it free floated?

If so, and if you are in a high humidity climate, seasonal expansion and contraction of the wood will still happen even though it will happen more evenly than in a solid wood stock. Barrel channels are often not sealed as well as the outside and a change in moisture can move poi.

Having said that, chances are it’s scope related. The hardest issues to pin down are intermittent poi changes - I had a rifle that had small poi changes for years until a catastrophic scope failure.

 

[K22]

Are you shooting that same 30-06 from one of your other posts? I always liked the looks of laminated stocks like that. Is it free floated?

If so, and if you are in a high humidity climate, seasonal expansion and contraction of the wood will still happen even though it will happen more evenly than in a solid wood stock. Barrel channels are often not sealed as well as the outside and a change in moisture can move poi.

Having said that, chances are it’s scope related. The hardest issues to pin down are intermittent poi changes - I had a rifle that had small poi changes for years until a catastrophic scope failure.

Me too, I had a Bushnell Elite that at first, the POI shift was subtle, so I assumed it was me. Probably because the shift was also intermittent but always laterally then it became more pronounced. I finally confirm it was the scope when I install another scope.