Bedding or adjusting stock
10-23-2005 | 08:04 AM
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Bedding or adjusting stock
I have a question about a synthetic stock. It is on a Weatherby Vangaurd. I have bedded a few wood stocked rifles so I'm familiar with the basics. My question I guess is more about the barrel channel. The rifle shoots pretty good, one inch with 2 groups of 2 touching usually about an inch apart and the one flyer opens the group up to 1.50,its theoccasional flyer that is bothering me. I noticed the barrel channel is pretty tight against the barrel almost the length of the forearm. If I remove some of the material will it effect the accuracy in a negative way? Could this be one of the reasons Weatherby's shoot so well? Does anyone have a Vangaurd they could look at and see if theirs is the same way?
10-23-2005 | 09:40 AM
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RE: Bedding or adjusting stock
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I have a question about a synthetic stock. It is on a Weatherby Vangaurd. I have bedded a few wood stocked rifles so I'm familiar with the basics. My question I guess is more about the barrel channel. The rifle shoots pretty good, one inch with 2 groups of 2 touching usually about an inch apart and the one flyer opens the group up to 1.50,its theoccasional flyer that is bothering me. I noticed the barrel channel is pretty tight against the barrel almost the length of the forearm. If I remove some of the material will it effect the accuracy in a negative way? Could this be one of the reasons Weatherby's shoot so well? Does anyone have a Vangaurd they could look at and see if theirs is the same way?
I have a question about a synthetic stock. It is on a Weatherby Vangaurd. I have bedded a few wood stocked rifles so I'm familiar with the basics. My question I guess is more about the barrel channel. The rifle shoots pretty good, one inch with 2 groups of 2 touching usually about an inch apart and the one flyer opens the group up to 1.50,its theoccasional flyer that is bothering me. I noticed the barrel channel is pretty tight against the barrel almost the length of the forearm. If I remove some of the material will it effect the accuracy in a negative way? Could this be one of the reasons Weatherby's shoot so well? Does anyone have a Vangaurd they could look at and see if theirs is the same way?
10-23-2005 | 10:02 AM
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RE: Bedding or adjusting stock
Well to start with,I would not be happy with 1-1/2" groups as I have seen much better groups out of the howa rifles
That is why I'm asking the question
10-23-2005 | 12:24 PM
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RE: Bedding or adjusting stock
If I owned this rifle, I would try free floating it - knowing that there is a risk it won't shoot as well. When you relieve the barrel channel, be a little on the generous side. Then put some bedding compound (JB Weld is good) under the first 1.5 inches of the barrel and, with the gun assembled, pry the forend of the stock away from the barrel about 1/4" with a small screwdriver - and let it dry.
If that doesn't improve the accuracy (I'm talking lotsa testing here), you might have to resign yourself that it needs forend tension. At that point, I'm looking to sell the gun . . . . but if you don't, you could add the forend tension back back by putting some JB Weld under the forend and prying it away from the barrel with a small screwdriver again - let it dry.
If that doesn't improve the accuracy (I'm talking lotsa testing here), you might have to resign yourself that it needs forend tension. At that point, I'm looking to sell the gun . . . . but if you don't, you could add the forend tension back back by putting some JB Weld under the forend and prying it away from the barrel with a small screwdriver again - let it dry.
