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Originally posted by cwill View PostGot a RAP 6.5 on Black Friday for my little boy because someone stole his deer rifle the Wednesday before. I was away from home and had to do quick sight in so he could hunt with it the remainder of the weekend. I grabbed a bore snake and cleaned it a few times with that before and during initial sight in. I've since played with it and cleaned it properly, but I'm not seeing the accuracy that most of you are. Is it possible that an improper break in may be the cause? I've shot the Hornady American white tails and the federal 140 grain non typical so far. Also 3 rounds of superformance 129's which were the least accurate of the 3 rounds tested. I did open the barrel channel up a bit, but just screwed the action screws back in snug because I don't have a torque wrench? Could that be a problem? Also threw some high rings on it since that is all Bass pro had that day so maybe some lower rings would help? I'd like to get this thing shooting as good as possible for him. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
You say you were in a hurry when setting it up.
I have found a couple loose screws in the factory mounted bases.
As far as break in, I don't have any special rituals. Just load it and shoot and clean when dirty.
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Originally posted by El General View PostMine hated superformance and the 120 grain ammo. It shoots the American Whitetail pretty good. It loves the Hornady precision hunter in 143 Gr ELD-X. Next best is the 140 grain Hornady black.
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Originally posted by Bowyer View PostI would take it apart and start over.
You say you were in a hurry when setting it up.
I have found a couple loose screws in the factory mounted bases.
As far as break in, I don't have any special rituals. Just load it and shoot and clean when dirty.
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Originally posted by cwill View PostHad Bass pro of all places set it up and bore sight due to time and not having the proper tools. Everything seems tight and level, but I plan to change the rings when I can so I'll start over then. I need to get a torque wrench to make sure everything is in spec. My concern on the breaking in is that I didn't scrub the bore properly prior to the first shots secondary to only having the bore snake. I put about 12 rounds through it for sight in and a couple more on hogs so hopefully that didn't bother anything. Thanks
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Originally posted by Balcones_Walker View PostI wouldn't be worried about the break in procedure; I would be worried about the scope / rings. The 6.5 RAPs seem to consistently shine with ELD-X and mine's no exception. Good luck getting it dialed in.
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Originally posted by cwill View PostI will pick up the eld-x and blacks to try. The American whitetails I had we're 129's and they shot about as well as the 140gr federal soft points. The Hornady blacks are not a suitable hunting bullet correct?
I haven’t used the blacks for hunting but have heard they are acceptable to use in predators and hogs. I’m sure others will chime in that have experience with them.
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Originally posted by cwill View PostI will pick up the eld-x and blacks to try. The American whitetails I had we're 129's and they shot about as well as the 140gr federal soft points. The Hornady blacks are not a suitable hunting bullet correct?
I haven’t used the blacks for hunting but have heard they are acceptable to use in predators and hogs. I’m sure others will chime in that have experience with them.
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Originally posted by cwill View PostSo the scope is a Leupold vx3i 4.4-14x50 with 1" tube. Rings are Nikon steel series highs. The rings have left and right halves and look like the warne Maxima rings. They seem very solid but the bottom of the objective is a good bit higher than the top of the barrel. Not sure how much that matters?
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