Renegade Wedge Pin Fitment
11-08-2017 | 09:56 AM
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Spike
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Renegade Wedge Pin Fitment
Hi all
Have a question for you all. I have been shooting one of my Renegade's and the first range session went very well, nice grouping at 50 yards with a PRB. Did another range session to find the sights needed adjusting and didn't have a drift so took it home and made adjustments. This range session it was a consistent shooter at 100 yards but was way right. The 50 yard session it was shooting to the right as well and it made sense it would shoot even further right at 100 yards. Took it home, removed the barrel and did a full clean.
Since then I have been in an epic battle with its accuracy or lack of accuracy. Went back to the range and shot at 100 yards you couldn't call where the ball was going to hit, there could easily be 12-18" between shots with some very low, very high and the occasional shot where I aimed. I was shooting very carefully but couldn't get any form of accuracy. I switched to conicals with the same result, all over the place no matter how careful the shot. Took it home frustrated.
Went out for another session with the same result, all over the place with no idea where the conical was going to hit and tried 10 grains more powder, loading pressure and other things to no avail even back to PRB. The last thing I did was take the wedge pin out and turn it around, it fit much tighter turned around. I shot two patches round balls before running out of the proper patches and was encouraged, 2 next to each other about 2" apart at 85 yards. I then shot one conical before I ran out of time and had to go. The conical hit right where I aimed. Those last three shots were the most consistent shots in a row I had in many shots. Sadly have not been back to the range since.
So my question and theory is the barrel was moving around but need to get back to the range to test the theory some more. I do not remember how the wedge pin was installed before as this is a relatively recent Renegade I had purchased. The last time the wedge pin was put in it would go most of the way in with thumb pressure and had to be tapped the last 1/4 of and inch at most.
Your thoughts please
Mark
Have a question for you all. I have been shooting one of my Renegade's and the first range session went very well, nice grouping at 50 yards with a PRB. Did another range session to find the sights needed adjusting and didn't have a drift so took it home and made adjustments. This range session it was a consistent shooter at 100 yards but was way right. The 50 yard session it was shooting to the right as well and it made sense it would shoot even further right at 100 yards. Took it home, removed the barrel and did a full clean.
Since then I have been in an epic battle with its accuracy or lack of accuracy. Went back to the range and shot at 100 yards you couldn't call where the ball was going to hit, there could easily be 12-18" between shots with some very low, very high and the occasional shot where I aimed. I was shooting very carefully but couldn't get any form of accuracy. I switched to conicals with the same result, all over the place no matter how careful the shot. Took it home frustrated.
Went out for another session with the same result, all over the place with no idea where the conical was going to hit and tried 10 grains more powder, loading pressure and other things to no avail even back to PRB. The last thing I did was take the wedge pin out and turn it around, it fit much tighter turned around. I shot two patches round balls before running out of the proper patches and was encouraged, 2 next to each other about 2" apart at 85 yards. I then shot one conical before I ran out of time and had to go. The conical hit right where I aimed. Those last three shots were the most consistent shots in a row I had in many shots. Sadly have not been back to the range since.
So my question and theory is the barrel was moving around but need to get back to the range to test the theory some more. I do not remember how the wedge pin was installed before as this is a relatively recent Renegade I had purchased. The last time the wedge pin was put in it would go most of the way in with thumb pressure and had to be tapped the last 1/4 of and inch at most.
Your thoughts please
Mark
11-08-2017 | 02:41 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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I'm sure the wedge pin/wedge pin pressure has a lot to do with your accuracy issue. I have a small engraver and all my wedges are marked with a "T" to indicate which side goes on top.
And if you mean by tapping - a light tapping as with a pocket knife or similar light object and not with a mallet then that is about the pressure most of my sidelock wedges need too. I only have one where all that is required is firm thumb pressure and it sort of snaps into place.
I use one of those combo wedge hammer/wedge puller/nipple wrench tool from T/C. A handy little gadget that I think you can pick up at Wal-mart.
And if you mean by tapping - a light tapping as with a pocket knife or similar light object and not with a mallet then that is about the pressure most of my sidelock wedges need too. I only have one where all that is required is firm thumb pressure and it sort of snaps into place.
I use one of those combo wedge hammer/wedge puller/nipple wrench tool from T/C. A handy little gadget that I think you can pick up at Wal-mart.
