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<blockquote data-quote="jdyoung" data-source="post: 1879572" data-attributes="member: 113391">[QIf it raises the receiver up enough that there is no or limited contact between the front ring and the stock….yes.It it raises the receiver up so there is uneven contact or causes the barreled action to be uncentered / unlevel in the stock….yes.If it raised the receiver up enough to lessen the amount of the recoil lug that contacts the stock….yes again.I would be greasing up that barreled action with Jarrows Inletting ink , (black, gold ), Dykem&nbsp; layout fluid, something that would leave highly visible marks where the barreled action makes contact with the stock .That way one can judge which contact is desirable and which is not.Little story:The first rifle I bought for my son as a surprise, a Rem 700 in 6mm with Redfield 2-7 scope, shot very well for me just after purchase. I then disassembled it to check things . I found a glob of the original factory finish in the inletting under one side of the receiver . Used my pocket knife and scraped it level with the rest of the surface. Reassembled it. Went shooting the next day with my friend . Using a Redfield target, at 100 yds. My aimpoint was the center diamond . Fired two shots. My buddy was on the spotting scope. He said , &quot;were you shooting at the little diamond in the upper left corner?&quot;.&nbsp; Puzzled , I said &quot;no&quot;.&nbsp; I fired a third shot to check, again using the center diamond aimpoint. Sure enough, it hit with the other two. Nice little group.&nbsp; Removing that little glob moved the group approximately 5 1/2&quot; up and to the left. That Redfield scope had been adjusted almost to it&#039;s limits because of a little 1/8&quot; glob of acrylic clear finish.BUT&nbsp; the loose screws are a BIG FACTOR&nbsp; !!!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jdyoung, post: 1879572, member: 113391"] [Q If it raises the receiver up enough that there is no or limited contact between the front ring and the stock….yes. It it raises the receiver up so there is uneven contact or causes the barreled action to be uncentered / unlevel in the stock….yes. If it raised the receiver up enough to lessen the amount of the recoil lug that contacts the stock….yes again. I would be greasing up that barreled action with Jarrows Inletting ink , (black, gold ), Dykem layout fluid, something that would leave highly visible marks where the barreled action makes contact with the stock .That way one can judge which contact is desirable and which is not. Little story: The first rifle I bought for my son as a surprise, a Rem 700 in 6mm with Redfield 2-7 scope, shot very well for me just after purchase. I then disassembled it to check things . I found a glob of the original factory finish in the inletting under one side of the receiver . Used my pocket knife and scraped it level with the rest of the surface. Reassembled it. Went shooting the next day with my friend . Using a Redfield target, at 100 yds. My aimpoint was the center diamond . Fired two shots. My buddy was on the spotting scope. He said , "were you shooting at the little diamond in the upper left corner?". Puzzled , I said "no". I fired a third shot to check, again using the center diamond aimpoint. Sure enough, it hit with the other two. Nice little group. Removing that little glob moved the group approximately 5 1/2" up and to the left. That Redfield scope had been adjusted almost to it's limits because of a little 1/8" glob of acrylic clear finish. BUT the loose screws are a BIG FACTOR !!!!! [/QUOTE]

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