being that I am more of a computer person, I am a big beleaver in trouble shooting. I had kwik ring base combo crap, got red of that, refloated it with 5 singles did not hold. if I could talk my wife into it, I would get a new stock all together. but I can't talk her out of $150. if this don't work, I am going to try some jb bore paste, I was going to do that with all my guns anyway, got 500 rounds in my 22, over 100 in my sks, I put 80 in the 30-06 and I bought it used. and my ML my just get just because I would have it