Try, try again.
Picked up a 1991 Browning A-bolt several months back in 30-06 just because it was what should be a good gun, and at a real fair price for what it was. Has a Bell & Carlson stock on it.
Could tell it had some stress in the action but tried it...didn't shoot horrible at about 1.250"-1.4" but strung shots at an angle left to right and down to up.
Bedded it and soon as I got it all back together and backed off the front action screw I knew I didn't do something right.......could still feel it relaxing when I loosened the screw.
Tried to pretend I didn't feel what I felt and that the bedding would take care of it. Nope. Still strung shots.....maybe a tad worse.
LOT of work to redo one, but if it isn't right, it isn't right.
Second job turned out good and didn't feel any relaxing or flexing when tightening or loosening the action screw up front.
Didn't have a scope for it so I threw on a Leupold 12X a guy gave me in exchange for a good bit of work I did on a couple of his rifles.
Not there yet but better results with the same load I shot out of it before. Shot right at an inch. 1.045 to be exact. Should be able to pull in that flier messing with seating depth.
Picked up a 1991 Browning A-bolt several months back in 30-06 just because it was what should be a good gun, and at a real fair price for what it was. Has a Bell & Carlson stock on it.
Could tell it had some stress in the action but tried it...didn't shoot horrible at about 1.250"-1.4" but strung shots at an angle left to right and down to up.
Bedded it and soon as I got it all back together and backed off the front action screw I knew I didn't do something right.......could still feel it relaxing when I loosened the screw.
Tried to pretend I didn't feel what I felt and that the bedding would take care of it. Nope. Still strung shots.....maybe a tad worse.
LOT of work to redo one, but if it isn't right, it isn't right.
Second job turned out good and didn't feel any relaxing or flexing when tightening or loosening the action screw up front.
Didn't have a scope for it so I threw on a Leupold 12X a guy gave me in exchange for a good bit of work I did on a couple of his rifles.
Not there yet but better results with the same load I shot out of it before. Shot right at an inch. 1.045 to be exact. Should be able to pull in that flier messing with seating depth.