stock problems
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cloverleaf
Handloader
- Sep 10, 2006
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Well- dont do anything on just my advice, there are alot more knowlegable folks on this board, but here's what I did. Find a dowel about the size of your barrel (maybe a little smaller) wrap a piece of sandpaper (I used 200 grit) around it and carefully sand down the pressure point. Do this a little at a time and check the stock fit often, A few thousandths of an inch may be enough. A LITTLE AT A TIME!! be careful if it is close to the end as that will wear faster than the rest of the part you sand. Aslo, If its a wood stock make sure you seal it with an appropriate finish asap as the open pores of the wood will cause the stock to warp and create a pressure point and a bigger problem.
Honestly, Why do you think there's a problem with a pressure point? Some rifles shoot better with some forend pressure. I tried sticking a business card between the stock and barrel just forward of the chamber and the putting the rifle back together and shooting it. That gave it just enough lift to "float" the barrel so I could shoot it and see if there was an improvement.
If it needs to be glass bedded that is a little more complicted and I wont give you advice on that one, although Ive done that too. CL
Honestly, Why do you think there's a problem with a pressure point? Some rifles shoot better with some forend pressure. I tried sticking a business card between the stock and barrel just forward of the chamber and the putting the rifle back together and shooting it. That gave it just enough lift to "float" the barrel so I could shoot it and see if there was an improvement.
If it needs to be glass bedded that is a little more complicted and I wont give you advice on that one, although Ive done that too. CL
Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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craiger - What's the pressure problem?
Remington designs most of the stocks on their sporter weight rifles to have a small "pressure pad" built into the barrel channel. Their heavy varmint rifles have free-floated barrels, but most of the sporter models I've seen have this raised pressure pad.
It's easy to get rid of it by grinding or sanding it down. Getting rid of it may or may not help accuracy.
I've got some rifles that are pillar bedded, others that are just glass bedded and some pretty good shooters that have no special bedding at all, yet still shoot just fine.
Remington designs most of the stocks on their sporter weight rifles to have a small "pressure pad" built into the barrel channel. Their heavy varmint rifles have free-floated barrels, but most of the sporter models I've seen have this raised pressure pad.
It's easy to get rid of it by grinding or sanding it down. Getting rid of it may or may not help accuracy.
I've got some rifles that are pillar bedded, others that are just glass bedded and some pretty good shooters that have no special bedding at all, yet still shoot just fine.
Antelope_Sniper
Handloader
- Jan 25, 2008
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First two things I do with a new rifle are freefloat the barrel, and adjust the trigger. I've never had any luck playing around with the factory pressure points. Clover has the right idea, but I usually start with 100 grit. Remember to leave a little extra space depending on what sealer you plan to use.
Black-tailed bandit
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- Apr 14, 2006
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I free float and glass bed all my bolt action rifles. Remmy's are the easiest to bed if you can bed a pipe you can bed a Remmy. What is the rifle chambered for?
I have a 98 Mauser that I'm having to bed because the inletting was not done real well the action was not square in the stock and it was also running down hill. I have not finished the bedding job yet, so can't tell you if it helped.
My 350 Remmy I bedded and free floated it shot worse! could not get my hadloaded 250 gr speers to pattern let alone group. I switched to a 225 TSX a nd now I'm sub MOA!
Give it a try and see what it does, you may need to find a mew load like me or it may shoot you normal load just fine.
I have a 98 Mauser that I'm having to bed because the inletting was not done real well the action was not square in the stock and it was also running down hill. I have not finished the bedding job yet, so can't tell you if it helped.
My 350 Remmy I bedded and free floated it shot worse! could not get my hadloaded 250 gr speers to pattern let alone group. I switched to a 225 TSX a nd now I'm sub MOA!
Give it a try and see what it does, you may need to find a mew load like me or it may shoot you normal load just fine.
