07-27-2021, 05:09 PM
All,
Problem Solved! I’m anal, a hard head and usually attack most problems the long way. So, I completely disassembled the Upper and inspected the bore alignment in relation to the Picatinny Rail. The bore and rail were out of alignment .001” per inch. Nothing to write home about. Next, I squared the face a 2nd time to remove the small area of anodizing I generally leave as witness a mark. The Barrel was reinstalled, a new Barrel Nut was torqued to 45 ft. lbs. and a new 11” Handguard was installed. Since nothing appeared out of the ordinary, I mounted a 1-5X Burris XTR II scope, instead of the Vortex and headed to the range. My trusty Strike Eagle done let me down! I’m now shooting POI @ 50 yards!
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!
Jeff
Problem Solved! I’m anal, a hard head and usually attack most problems the long way. So, I completely disassembled the Upper and inspected the bore alignment in relation to the Picatinny Rail. The bore and rail were out of alignment .001” per inch. Nothing to write home about. Next, I squared the face a 2nd time to remove the small area of anodizing I generally leave as witness a mark. The Barrel was reinstalled, a new Barrel Nut was torqued to 45 ft. lbs. and a new 11” Handguard was installed. Since nothing appeared out of the ordinary, I mounted a 1-5X Burris XTR II scope, instead of the Vortex and headed to the range. My trusty Strike Eagle done let me down! I’m now shooting POI @ 50 yards!
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!
Jeff