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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2008, 10:03:43 PM »
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.

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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2008, 06:03:14 PM »
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?

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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2008, 09:50:35 PM »
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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?

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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2008, 06:45:50 PM »
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?

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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2008, 07:13:17 PM »
yes. snug up the front screw first, then the rear. the rear should not be too super tight.

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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2008, 01:29:27 PM »
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.


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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2008, 02:07:24 PM »
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.
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Re: Bedding a Rifle?
« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2008, 04:05:23 PM »
Leupold rings and bases. The rear is the "clamp" style.

 


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