ORIGINAL: statjunk
Got off the phone with TC. It went ok. He says that he will guarantee that my gun will leave his factory shooting 2" or better at 100 yards. Says that he is dumbfounded as to why the groups improved by shimming up the action.
He will not send me a new stock without me sending in my rifle first.
He is also slightly opposed to swaping out the synthetic for the laminate. Says it should work fine with what I have on it.
I'll keep you guys posted. Should have it shipped by tomorrow.
Tom
He's lucky it wasn't me on the phone, I'd get a little mean. He can't say he works on guns and not understand how stock contact/pressure can affect accuracy.
Does not surprise me he is resisting the swap, that will cost them money and while I found TC helpful I did have to do some prodding to get things done right (that's why my gun had to go back TWICE).
The forearm flex is normal in that type of stock, though certainly not desirable. I had the same issue on a Traditions but it shot fine once I floated it.
Watch out for the test-shooting at their factory, make sure they claim they used enough powder. It's easy to make 80gr loads shoot well but not realistic for how the gun will be used I'd guess.