Bedding a Rifle?

[Antlershed]

have you messed with the action screws, it is possible to bind the action if you torque them incorrectly. also the scope rings/bases should have some attenition.


when was the last time you cleaned the rifle.......well.

I had to take the action out of the stock in order to adjust the trigger, maybe I messed them up then, but it didn't shoot well before that. I've cleaned it well numerous times. This has been an ongoing issue for quite some time.

[Coasthunterjay]

So if you have a regular wooden stock can you float your barrel yourself and with out using a resin bedding? Is it as easy as sanding the Inside of the stock(forward end) untill you could put a dollar bill between the stock and the barrel? Or is it harder than that?

[jackelope]

Is it as easy as sanding the Inside of the stock(forward end) untill you could put a dollar bill between the stock and the barrel?

pert near.

[Antlershed]

Bringing this back up cause I am still messing with the rifle. Is it correct that you want to torque down the front action screw first and then tighten the rear one?

[high country]

yes. snug up the front screw first, then the rear. the rear should not be too super tight.

[DHB]

You should tighten them alternately until just snug and then tighten the front real snug and the back almost. On rifles with a middle screw it should just be in there, not tight!!
In other words don't sock down the front and the rear still be way loose.

[MountainWalk]

you using weaver mounts with the cross bolt ,, or a good solid dovetail mount?...my dang m70 270 sm  from wal mart came with weaver styles.. it shot good ,, for while,,,, i was getting pissed,, then i looked at all my other rifles and noticed i put good mounts on all of them..... i took the weaver base,, and seen where the alum.. was peening and shearing away...put the luepold bases on.. not a problem since.

[Antlershed]

Leupold rings and bases. The rear is the "clamp" style.