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Can I get less than half MOA from "MY" factory barrel.
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 762999" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>first of all if that Savage was built in the last five or six years it didn't need to be trued up, as it was almost as good as most custom actions out of the box. You didn't say wether or not there was any barrel work done other than a recrown, so I'll assume your using the factory chamber. What does a fired case look like on your gauge? If your seeing runout that might be part of the problem (I wouldn't get to worried about .002" TIR) </p><p> </p><p>But lets leave the barreled action alone for the moment. Round up a good torque wrench that will max out at about 75 in. lb. and has a dial read out. Loosen the bolts and retorque them in 15 in. lb. increments till you reach 45 in.lb. I'd start with the front screw and then the rear screw going 15 in.lb. at a time. Shoot any better? If not, take a match book cover and see if there is any barrel clearence. Ideally we'd like to see about .06" to .08" clearence all the way around. All that look OK? Now round up some modeling clay, and roll out some very small strings that are about a sixtenth of an inch in diameter and about 3/8th's inch long. Put the clay ontop of the pillars and reinstall the action (pay very close attention to the front one). Retorque the screws and then carefully remove the action from the stock. You should see very little if any of the clay ontop the pillars. The front pillar is prone to not being seated right when rebedding. All that look good? Now remove the action again and put some very fine strips of modeling on the recoil lug. Reinstall the action and then remove it to check for recoil lug bedding issues. When shooting are you putting the front of the stock on a rest? If so see if the forend of the stock will flex. If so them I'd recommend you buy a couple metal or carbon fiber arrows, and bed them in the forend to stiffen it up. Lastly after you reinstall the action and retorquing the screws, take a feeler gauge and check the rear of the action for clearence. Savages like a little clearence back there for some odd reason.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 762999, member: 25383"] first of all if that Savage was built in the last five or six years it didn't need to be trued up, as it was almost as good as most custom actions out of the box. You didn't say wether or not there was any barrel work done other than a recrown, so I'll assume your using the factory chamber. What does a fired case look like on your gauge? If your seeing runout that might be part of the problem (I wouldn't get to worried about .002" TIR) But lets leave the barreled action alone for the moment. Round up a good torque wrench that will max out at about 75 in. lb. and has a dial read out. Loosen the bolts and retorque them in 15 in. lb. increments till you reach 45 in.lb. I'd start with the front screw and then the rear screw going 15 in.lb. at a time. Shoot any better? If not, take a match book cover and see if there is any barrel clearence. Ideally we'd like to see about .06" to .08" clearence all the way around. All that look OK? Now round up some modeling clay, and roll out some very small strings that are about a sixtenth of an inch in diameter and about 3/8th's inch long. Put the clay ontop of the pillars and reinstall the action (pay very close attention to the front one). Retorque the screws and then carefully remove the action from the stock. You should see very little if any of the clay ontop the pillars. The front pillar is prone to not being seated right when rebedding. All that look good? Now remove the action again and put some very fine strips of modeling on the recoil lug. Reinstall the action and then remove it to check for recoil lug bedding issues. When shooting are you putting the front of the stock on a rest? If so see if the forend of the stock will flex. If so them I'd recommend you buy a couple metal or carbon fiber arrows, and bed them in the forend to stiffen it up. Lastly after you reinstall the action and retorquing the screws, take a feeler gauge and check the rear of the action for clearence. Savages like a little clearence back there for some odd reason. gary [/QUOTE]
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