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Kimber Montana in 270 WSM Needs Help!!
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<blockquote data-quote="4bycamper" data-source="post: 300714" data-attributes="member: 17128"><p>Hey Scout, I feel for ya. My old 7mm Mag was nearly in the same boat.</p><p></p><p>Having a machinist background I found a rifle where the threads in the receiver were not in line with the bore. Here's a little trick to see if that could be wrong. To check, remove the bolt. Run a piece of monofilament fish line or similar down the barrel from the muzzle to the rear of the stock. Tie the muzzle end of the line to something like a toothpick and stretch the line tight. (The toothpick is crossways to the bore so it won't fall in.) Visually center the line in the muzzle end of the bore. Still stretching the line at the recoil pad, visually center the line from the action side in the chamber area of the bore. Is the line in the center of the action ?</p><p></p><p>Most rifles are pretty close. Some slip through inspection at the factory to cause trouble later. I don't think this problem is "brand specific" I suspect all factories have this issue to some extent.</p><p></p><p>If this isn't a problem, the accuracy issue will have to be bedding the action, glue down the scope bases, torque all of those screws, torque the action screws. Maybe you can get your gunsmith to work up a load for you.</p><p>I would try the easy stuff first.</p><p></p><p></p><p>JM .02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4bycamper, post: 300714, member: 17128"] Hey Scout, I feel for ya. My old 7mm Mag was nearly in the same boat. Having a machinist background I found a rifle where the threads in the receiver were not in line with the bore. Here's a little trick to see if that could be wrong. To check, remove the bolt. Run a piece of monofilament fish line or similar down the barrel from the muzzle to the rear of the stock. Tie the muzzle end of the line to something like a toothpick and stretch the line tight. (The toothpick is crossways to the bore so it won't fall in.) Visually center the line in the muzzle end of the bore. Still stretching the line at the recoil pad, visually center the line from the action side in the chamber area of the bore. Is the line in the center of the action ? Most rifles are pretty close. Some slip through inspection at the factory to cause trouble later. I don't think this problem is "brand specific" I suspect all factories have this issue to some extent. If this isn't a problem, the accuracy issue will have to be bedding the action, glue down the scope bases, torque all of those screws, torque the action screws. Maybe you can get your gunsmith to work up a load for you. I would try the easy stuff first. JM .02 [/QUOTE]
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