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Was looking at a new Howa 7-08 today; they certainly have a free floated barrel! My Marlin is looks like it's wearing a pair of skin tight leggings in comparison!

About 3 or 4 brands; but no handloads.

Thanks for the reply and the offer of help. I will give the channel a sand out in the next day or so. I have tried a different scope; but still the same.

I had a look at Nathan Fosters site and see that he charges $800 to accurise a rifle.... Yeah/nah..... I still may ring him to see if he just does a once over at a reasonable price. Otherwise I think...

Yup it does have that stamped on it

That was my thought too.....

I'm not sure

If i had a wife I'd give her and the chainsaw to you as part of the deal ;)

Thank you. I hadn't thought of that :)

Thanks for the reply; I hoped you'd chip in because I remember you being a staunch advocate of them :) I'll try the dowel/sandpaper first and see how that goes. I just didn't want to make a bad...

Thanks for the reply. I've used Bore Tech Eliminator on it. all the scope mounts etc have been loctite-ed and have tried a different scope. Have used different ammo and no change. And to be honest;...

Thanks for the reply. Yeah;that's why I bought it. I'd only heard good reports about them. Until I did a bit of digging when trying to suss the problem. I'm not dissing the model; but from reading...

Thanks for the reply. I've had someone else shoot it; same result. No; I haven't tried different sized wedges. As for the money; that's exactly it; I've spent a fair bit testing it already! :) Mostly...

Thanks for the reply. The crown is fine. Reading online (mostly US forums); the vast majority of the XL & XS models are super accurate for such a cheap rifle. But there seems to be a certain...

I bought this Marlin about 4-years ago second hand for $699 from H&F. It came with a 3-9 Redfield Revolution. I've never been able to get it to shoot decent groups. so much so that I'm nearly ready...