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February 19, 2020, 06:49 AM | #26 |
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We're dancing all around the issue.
OP: What you have now doesn't work. Free-float the barrel back to about 1" from the front recoil lug and see/adjust from there. |
February 19, 2020, 10:15 AM | #27 |
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I still think this is most likely much ado about nothing. There are not many reputable smithies who can stay in business over the long haul by charging for work that makes a gun shoot worse. I agree that it's probably nothing more than finding the right receiver screw torque to get the best mating of the stock. I'd check everything else as well--scope base, rings etc.
I recommend getting a box of hornady's 270 American whitetail (very cheap factory ammo)--very average bullet but a very consistent loading by hornady--and see how it does. I've shot it in some marginal 270 rifles and at 100 yds it very rarely fails to achieve 1.5 MOA or under in my experience.
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February 19, 2020, 12:57 PM | #28 | |
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If you have the wherewithal to measure how much the fore end bends up as the rifle rests on it, you should learn the thickness of a dollar bill for clearance isn't enough. Last edited by Bart B.; February 19, 2020 at 02:02 PM. |
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February 19, 2020, 01:52 PM | #29 | |
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Winters get cold in Montana. Because the hull materal and the gunwales had a different coefficient of expansion, The hull cracked at each screw. When you rgidly glass a pushrod in a forend,you are essentially making the forend a bimetal strip. Good luck with that. I initially experimented with bedding the chamber area of the barrel with the receiver. I later cut the epoxy out that was contacting the barrel. What works for me is zero contact with the barrel,allowing for sling tension and barrel whip.. Outside influences on the barrel are inherently inconsistent. |
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February 19, 2020, 03:31 PM | #30 | |
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But as with everything I post, take what I say with a grain of salt and just because it works for me it may not for anyone else.
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February 19, 2020, 09:03 PM | #31 |
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Everyone agrees, check the torque on the screws. A torque wrench/driver is a precision tool. So what is the "standard" for action screws?
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February 19, 2020, 11:02 PM | #32 |
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Remington recommends a maximum of 45 inch pounds on their synthetic stocked rifles. I would venture a bet that wood stocks can be more easily damaged by action screws than Synthetic so I would use a little less. Maybe 20 to 25 inch pounds? Someone else may have to chime in on the wood stock torque specs.
I have had a few Remington rifles with a very similar issue. One was a 700 BDL in 300RUM. Shot pretty darned well with 180 grain Sierras and IMR 4350. I bedded the action to the stock myself and never bothered to remove the pressure point. Afterward it did not shoot as well. So I removed the pressure point and opened the barrel channel and then it shot better than it did before. What worked for me may not work for you.
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February 22, 2020, 04:07 PM | #33 |
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Loose action screws is the the culprit. Tightened the screws down appropriately and put 4 shots under an inch and 3 of those 4 shot were at 0.606 inch.
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February 22, 2020, 06:14 PM | #34 | |
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