model 99 308

**nighthunter** · April 18th, 2011, 05:23 PM

Looking for help tried 2 scopes cant get a pattern is my rifling out and can I get it re-rifled, shot perfect last summer got 48 ground hogs with 2 misses then checked for deer season and cant zero in. Any help is greatly appr.

**Dredly** · April 18th, 2011, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by nighthunter

Looking for help tried 2 scopes cant get a pattern is my rifling out and can I get it re-rifled, shot perfect last summer got 48 ground hogs with 2 misses then checked for deer season and cant zero in. Any help is greatly appr.

define "won't pattern"? Are we talking about a 3' group at 100 yards or you can't hold a 1" group at 100 yards?

hows it shooting at 50 yards?

Do you still have iron sights? if so I'd take off your scope/rings and see how you group without optics on it. I'd be really surprised if you put it away shooting awesome and pulled it back out and somehow the rifling is trashed

**wheeling365** · April 20th, 2011, 08:13 AM

What kind of ammo are you using? Did you change anything? Is it possible that it just needs cleaned really good? How's the barrel crown look? Is it damaged at all? What kind of sights?

If you don't have any luck troubleshooting it you could always try taking it to Shakey's Gun Shop in Orwigsburg since your close. He does smithwork and has looked at my fathers 99 in .243 that had some feeding issues with good results.

**nighthunter** · April 21st, 2011, 05:51 PM

shootig is all over a paper plate and even missing the plate at 100 yards.Never tried it at 50 yds and iron sight have not been working since i was about 15 yrs old. I took the scope off and rings ,lock-tite every thing gotta go back out and try it this weekend. Same ammo all the time, hopefully it is working now. thanks

**Dredly** · April 21st, 2011, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by nighthunter

shootig is all over a paper plate and even missing the plate at 100 yards.Never tried it at 50 yds and iron sight have not been working since i was about 15 yrs old. I took the scope off and rings ,lock-tite every thing gotta go back out and try it this weekend. Same ammo all the time, hopefully it is working now. thanks

how do iron sights "not work" if they are there they will at least give you a consistant point of aim, even if that point is way off.

**nighthunter** · May 29th, 2011, 08:23 AM

Well gotta send it to a gun smith barrel is loose going to get it re-lugged

**Qtrborecrazy** · May 29th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Dredly

how do iron sights "not work" if they are there they will at least give you a consistant point of aim, even if that point is way off.

Dredly either one of the sights is broker or his eyes are about as good as mine been wearing glasses from the age of 14. Kind of hard seeing things now. Thank god for NIKON

**nighthunter** · July 4th, 2011, 05:40 AM

Well not having much luck with my 308. Spent $100. at the gun smith he took gun apart went over everthing put new leopold scopemounts on, he shot and said holes where touching at one hundred yards. I shoot 2 1/2 boxes and its still all over the target. The gun shop said bring it back they stand behind there work ,not sure if i want them to touch it again, meanwhile i got a 22-250 for hog hunting nice gun