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<blockquote data-quote="trebark" data-source="post: 544166" data-attributes="member: 19172"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Working with a factory rifle, here are the things that you could/should do to maximize accuracy potential....</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">1. <strong>Re-crown - </strong>This is the most overlooked item in creating accuracy. The bullet and its gases must exit the barrel evenly from the bore. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">2. <strong>Adjust Trigger - </strong>most factory triggers are set ~5lbs. Have the trigger adjusted to 3lbs or less. Even better, replace it with a quality aftermarket trigger like a Jewel or Timeny. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">3. <strong>Lap Locking Lugs - </strong>This allows the bolt lugs to be in complete contact with the receiver locking lugs. Upon firing the only thing that stops the bolt from rearward movement is the bolt lugs contacting the receiver locking lugs. Upon firing if the bolt lugs are not parallel to each other, with complete even contact against the receiver locking lugs, one side will stop before the other creating a rocking effect which pushes the case off to one side, affecting accuracy </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">4. <strong>Full Action Bed</strong> - which you have or will do. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">When you say "tinker with headspace" I assume you really mean seating depth. Adjusting seating depth is something you can do to affect accuracy.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trebark, post: 544166, member: 19172"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Working with a factory rifle, here are the things that you could/should do to maximize accuracy potential....[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]1. [B]Re-crown - [/B]This is the most overlooked item in creating accuracy. The bullet and its gases must exit the barrel evenly from the bore. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]2. [B]Adjust Trigger - [/B]most factory triggers are set ~5lbs. Have the trigger adjusted to 3lbs or less. Even better, replace it with a quality aftermarket trigger like a Jewel or Timeny. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]3. [B]Lap Locking Lugs - [/B]This allows the bolt lugs to be in complete contact with the receiver locking lugs. Upon firing the only thing that stops the bolt from rearward movement is the bolt lugs contacting the receiver locking lugs. Upon firing if the bolt lugs are not parallel to each other, with complete even contact against the receiver locking lugs, one side will stop before the other creating a rocking effect which pushes the case off to one side, affecting accuracy [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]4. [B]Full Action Bed[/B] - which you have or will do. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]When you say "tinker with headspace" I assume you really mean seating depth. Adjusting seating depth is something you can do to affect accuracy.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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