ORIGINAL: will79
Just bought a 22-250 26" bull barrell for my Encore. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. Anybody able to tell me what kind of accuracy I can expect? I noticed that the forearm screws directly to the barrel with the wood making contact. I was think if accuracy was not acceptable, I could take off the forearm, put small "O" rings over the screws between the brl and forearm. This might give it a floating effect. Anybody tried something like this? Would like any tips or opinions.
I put a 204 barrel on my encore. I had to free float the forarm with the a hanger system and had to have it centered with the action. I then had to have the barrel hinge and action hole where the hinge pin goes milled to match within .001". I thne had a oversized hinge pin put in. Before it shot 2MOA, after it shot 0.7MOA consistently. I don't believe o rings are going to get the job done. Do it right, if your going to do it.