30-06 needs lined up

[kentucky_redneck]

I dont know where to put this so i figured here would be best.
I know that my rifle need sited in again before deer season. I guess it is good that i ate my deer tags again this year. lol There was a skunk about 100 yards from the house. i shot twice and never scared it. re loaded with 4 shells and it it twice. Then the worst happened the dern thing come running towards me. after reloading 4 more I fliped it into the air about 2 feet. He is finally dead about 75 yards from the house. So far i cant smell him.
Im shooting about 6 in low. NOT GOOD
Does anyone else shoot varments during the off season?

[Rock Chuck]

A 30-06 for skunk? You some kind of a wimp? A real man hunts his skunks at night with a flashlight and a spear. ;D

That's lot to be off unless you've changed something. Are you shooting a new brand of ammo or a new handload? I have a Rem 721 30-06 that's a tack driver. I have 2 pet loads, one with Speer 180 gr. standard spitzer bullets, and one with 180 gr. Nosler Partitions. Both loads will shoot clover leafs...but the groups are 3" apart at 100 yds. Sometimes a gun's patterns will change dramatically with a change of loads.

Dick

[ncboman]

Once you sight in, your rifle should stay that way for years unless something moves.

[kentucky_redneck]

I havent changed anything. Ive only had the gun 2 years my dad gave it to me a couple of years ago. I know when i shot it before season last year it was on, and i dont know of it being droped or anything. Im going to really look at the scope and maybe buy a new one. Ive always used factory loads. Remenington 150 gr.

[Rock Chuck]

You didn't by chance get a box of Rem low recoil bullets did you?
If the ammo is the same, there has to be something wrong with the gun or scope. What kind of scope is it?

Some scopes need a jolt for the x-hairs to fully move after turning the dial. I routinely tap the dial with the handle of a screwdriver after adjusting it to seat the x-hairs in the new position. Possibly you did a final adjustment but the x-hairs didn't move the whole way until later. That could throw things off.

Dick

[ncboman]

I always tap my scopes after adjustment too.