Barrel issue?
Snagged a new Tikka T3X CTR in 308 and went out to shoot today. Shot 2 groups of 5 after zero and best I could get was about a 2.5in group. Shooting factory Hornady match 168 eldm. KRG whiskey 3 and a NF nx6 2-20.
I was only able to do 15 rounds before I got called in for work.
Action/scope was all torqued to spec per manufacturer recommendations.
I'm not the best trigger puller in the world, but I'm at least capable of a minute on other platforms, so I was a little miffed about the performance. The groups felt good on my end as well.
I'm pretty new to precision bolt rifles, but when I put a borescope in once I got home I noticed these chatter marks in the throat. This fairly normal for new Tikkas, or is there an issue here?
I figured it just needs a hundred or so rounds down range to settle the barrel in, but didn't want to waste time if this is a manufacturing issue. What do you guys think?