I was at the range shooting my 700 in 280. My first 3 shots were dead on at 100 yards. I let rifle cool and tried 3 more shoots. I was all over the target. I had the barrel refloated few months ago. And found barrel again was not free floating. So off to the gunsmith. I should keep my gunsmith on a retainer. I had him check to be sure scope was right. I aslo checked and found it tight. So has to be the barrel. My rifle does have a wood stcok and Florida humidity is hard on wood stocks. So having the rifle glass bedded. I also had trigger checked its original and its 7 1/2 pound pull. So now having a new trigger installed and going to be set at 3 1/2 pounds.  I really like this rifle when its on it shoots nickle groups at 100 yards. I only hunted hogs with my 700 and the 2 I shot were down and out one shot. Deer didn’t come out last fall was hoping for antlers and didn’t have a doe permit

Man that wood stock can sure be a problem living somewhere with all that humidity you guys deal with down there.

One way to combat dealing with your groups going to crap after your barrel heats up is having the gun cryoed (droped in a liquid nitrogen tank at about -430 degrees) but to be honest I dont think I would do it unless I droped the wood stock,though having the work you had done to it will do wonders as well as getting some trigger work done,but if you are shooting a lot and doing some long shooting having the rifle cryoed is a big deal thats for sure as the barrle heating up will no longer affect your zero no matter how hot it gets.