Welcome to the forum SNate. Mike in Oregon also bed stocks. You might check for a price. A common range I have heard is $35 to $45 for a beding job. The mini is a little different if you have a stock reignforcement linner, as it is also bedded. I beded mine myself.
If you try several different types of ammo to find what your mini likes best, Install the muzzle brake, bed the stock, and have a decent scope, you should achieve your goal of 2" or less. Using iron sights will open the groups some.
Bubba is correct on barrel break-in. (shoot 1 shot/clean, for 10 shots; shoot 3 shots/clean, for 10 times; shoot 10 shots/clean for the remainder of the 100 rds.) This will break in your barrel, increasing accuracy,and reduce fouling.
By cleaning use a good copper cleaner. I use Hoppies Benchrest, and use Weedwacker line with a melted ball at one end to hold the patches. (Thanks coyote in our 10/22 forum for the tip) Feed line thru the receiver, and pull from chamber to muzzle. Why? because over a period of time the metal cleaning rod will wear our the crown of the muzzle, and accuracy will drop.
If you try several different types of ammo to find what your mini likes best, Install the muzzle brake, bed the stock, and have a decent scope, you should achieve your goal of 2" or less. Using iron sights will open the groups some.
Bubba is correct on barrel break-in. (shoot 1 shot/clean, for 10 shots; shoot 3 shots/clean, for 10 times; shoot 10 shots/clean for the remainder of the 100 rds.) This will break in your barrel, increasing accuracy,and reduce fouling.
By cleaning use a good copper cleaner. I use Hoppies Benchrest, and use Weedwacker line with a melted ball at one end to hold the patches. (Thanks coyote in our 10/22 forum for the tip) Feed line thru the receiver, and pull from chamber to muzzle. Why? because over a period of time the metal cleaning rod will wear our the crown of the muzzle, and accuracy will drop.
