Pauerpilot
Single-Sixer
Greetings to all Veterans out there. I appreciate your service and sacrifice of you and your families.
So.... I have a very dialed in Gunsite Scout rifle in 308. I have taken many animals with it. All the way out to 459 yards. This rifle has been my go to rifle to hunt suppressed. Over the past few outings, I have noticed a degradation in accuracy. Loads that have consistently performed to MOA or less are now 3-4 MOA. I have tried several other loads and factory ammo to note the performance. Accuracy was in the dumps. On a whim, I busted out my headspace gauges. Predictably, the bolt closes on the GO gauge. Surprisingly, the bolt closed on the NO/GO gauge. On the FIELD gauge, the bolt almost closed. WTF!!!! I have shot the rifle. I have not abused the rifle. It is cared for and cleaned after every outing. The round count is north of 1300 rounds. I use this rifle. I shoot it a lot. I am very good with it. I have not heard of a rifle losing headspace after this relatively low round count. I called Ruger and they want the rifle back pronto! Has anyone have any experience with this type issue on the Ruger Gunsite Scout in 308? As usual, any information and comments are welcome.
So.... I have a very dialed in Gunsite Scout rifle in 308. I have taken many animals with it. All the way out to 459 yards. This rifle has been my go to rifle to hunt suppressed. Over the past few outings, I have noticed a degradation in accuracy. Loads that have consistently performed to MOA or less are now 3-4 MOA. I have tried several other loads and factory ammo to note the performance. Accuracy was in the dumps. On a whim, I busted out my headspace gauges. Predictably, the bolt closes on the GO gauge. Surprisingly, the bolt closed on the NO/GO gauge. On the FIELD gauge, the bolt almost closed. WTF!!!! I have shot the rifle. I have not abused the rifle. It is cared for and cleaned after every outing. The round count is north of 1300 rounds. I use this rifle. I shoot it a lot. I am very good with it. I have not heard of a rifle losing headspace after this relatively low round count. I called Ruger and they want the rifle back pronto! Has anyone have any experience with this type issue on the Ruger Gunsite Scout in 308? As usual, any information and comments are welcome.