Advice needed for new rifle

I've recently brought a tikka t3 in 7 08 , and after taking it to the range , seem to have a problem . It is shooting a nice group at 100 , but consistantly seems to be shooting to the left .
I was wondering if i should get a gunsmith to remove the barrel , flip it over , then reinstall it . Would this bring it back into alignment ,or should i file the inside of the barrel toward the right side so the bullets will travel further right ?
I've already tried moving the target over to the left hoping i would hit the bullseye , but had the same results .
Any suggestions ?
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change your coffee shop...they seem to be slipping you a dodgy latte....it might even be a de-cafe soy version.

Oh nice mate, you must have one of the flash new models that have that trick feature that automatically compensates for spin drift at distance, sweet!

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There ya go....it's almost spot on now. Click to the right and she's all good:O_O:

:wtfsmilie: do you walk with a limp (favouring the left leg)?....... if so only hunt while sidling hills and you should be bang on....:roll::roll::roll:

You'll probably find you bought left-handed ammo by mistake. Read the packet carefully.

personally I would just give the barrel a bit of a tweek to the right using a handy fence post or bull bar

or if you are left handed using a right handed rifle that would explain everything

You're squeezing the trigger....give it yank and that'll help as well

I'm in favour for filing the end of the barrel so the bullets go to the right, that should work.

I have not laughed so much in a long time.
Try holding it sideways like in the movies.

Its the northern hemisphere model.

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

change your coffee shop...they seem to be slipping you a dodgy latte....it might even be a de-cafe soy version.

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Horseshit. Keep your 7mm08 the way it is, keep drinking your lattes.

File the right hand side off the tip of each round and the asymmetric drag will compensate.

Back off your neck size die a 1/4 turn, your obviously bumping the shoulder and causing neck eccentricity and by shear fluke you've loaded them all the same way in the mag.

I was a bit worried first off! Made me laugh but ;)

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I dont think it is a rifle fault, as you described moving the target over ....you are almost on the right track here, I think the targets need to be the other way around.
I would try posting on one of the US forums they may be able to give you better info. These ideas of bending with a bull bar are just a little too erratic for the accuracy you want to achieve.
Gibo has the right approach with a more technical bit of kit though.

Get your boyfriend to squeeze the right one just a little bit harder, you’ll be fine.

Turn your scope around

Everyone is overcomplicating this for you, It is clear to me that you are simply one step too far to the left. And your are potentially 1 inch too short to be shooting at this particular target.

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try this, only a little high then.....

This is quite obviously a simple case of `tongue out of wrong side of mouth`

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Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Horseshit. Keep your 7mm08 the way it is, keep drinking your lattes.

File the right hand side off the tip of each round and the asymmetric drag will compensate.

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so you think they are putting horse shit in the decafe soy latte?????? yip that would DEFINATELY cause some sort of error in the way your barrel is dangling!!!!

time to change shops to find one that serves just a regular latte...no soy,no decafe and definately no horse shit!!!!! that would just about be enough to make you take up drinking milo.

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

so you think they are putting horse shit in the decafe soy latte?????? yip that would DEFINATELY cause some sort of error in the way your barrel is dangling!!!!

time to change shops to find one that serves just a regular latte...no soy,no decafe and definately no horse shit!!!!! that would just about be enough to make you take up drinking milo.

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Where's your sense of adventure?

I drink tea.........

Simple fix , just bend the barrel to the right till you look down the barrel & can see a half moon

Use your other eye, it will change your point of aim and alter your parralax.

You obviously got the model for shooting targets moving right to left. Turn rifle up the other way if running left to right.

You may also want to take the rifle to a gunsmith to get the barrel cut 2" longer.

Yours might also have barrel strain from being shot at targets too far away.

That would account for the groupings off to the left. Barrels never stretch evenly once they do let go.

Get a borescope and look for stretchmarks inside the barrel.

Its just an extension of your golf slice. So id turn a bit to the right.

It’s a “Jacinda rifle” - drags everything low and left

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Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER

I've recently brought a tikka t3 in 7 08 , and after taking it to the range , seem to have a problem . It is shooting a nice group at 100 , but consistantly seems to be shooting to the left .
I was wondering if i should get a gunsmith to remove the barrel , flip it over , then reinstall it . Would this bring it back into alignment ,or should i file the inside of the barrel toward the right side so the bullets will travel further right ?
I've already tried moving the target over to the left hoping i would hit the bullseye , but had the same results .
Any suggestions ?
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Did you check the alignment of your scope mounts with the barrel before the scope was mounted ? Always worth checking and eliminating this common problem. What I do with rifles that guys bring to my range that shoot like this, is take the scope off and lay a 800mm long piece of stainless tube through the mounts and check that the tube is dead centre over the barrel . If it is not centred fix it. Then re-centre the scope adjustments (count dial turns and bring the adjustment back to half way) and refit it. Then as much as possible bore sight the rifle, using the adjustment in the mounts first before using the adjustments in the scope.
The other blokes on here know all this stuff but are just having some fun before they let on. What else is there to do in winter ?.