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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 1139843" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>Give the rifle a chance.</p><p></p><p>Clean the barrel until is is spotless. Use a good copper remover such as bore tech.</p><p></p><p>Insure the barrel if free floated from tip of forearm to action.</p><p></p><p>Give the bedding a rough check. With the rifle vertical, muzzle up, grasp the barrel around the end of the forearm with one had, while alternating between the rear and forward action screws.</p><p></p><p>Mess with it for a bit, you'll get the hang of it.</p><p></p><p>If the you can feel barrel movement while doing combinations of loosening and tightening the mounting screws, the bedding is in the ditch to some extent.</p><p></p><p>If this is the case, pillar and skim bed the action. When you skim bed let the bedding material sneak a couple of inches up the barrel. Maybe as many as 3 inches but at least two inches.</p><p></p><p>This is what I do when things don't work out initially. This procedure either fixes the problem or reveals another problem.</p><p></p><p>Also keep in mind that the objective is one shot one harvested animal. If the second and third shots are reasonably (reasonable is up to you) close the don't worry about it.</p><p></p><p>This is a hunting rig not a BR rifle.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I've seen those pencil barrel Mod 70s shoot lights out.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 1139843, member: 2011"] Give the rifle a chance. Clean the barrel until is is spotless. Use a good copper remover such as bore tech. Insure the barrel if free floated from tip of forearm to action. Give the bedding a rough check. With the rifle vertical, muzzle up, grasp the barrel around the end of the forearm with one had, while alternating between the rear and forward action screws. Mess with it for a bit, you'll get the hang of it. If the you can feel barrel movement while doing combinations of loosening and tightening the mounting screws, the bedding is in the ditch to some extent. If this is the case, pillar and skim bed the action. When you skim bed let the bedding material sneak a couple of inches up the barrel. Maybe as many as 3 inches but at least two inches. This is what I do when things don't work out initially. This procedure either fixes the problem or reveals another problem. Also keep in mind that the objective is one shot one harvested animal. If the second and third shots are reasonably (reasonable is up to you) close the don't worry about it. This is a hunting rig not a BR rifle. BTW, I've seen those pencil barrel Mod 70s shoot lights out. Just my 2 cents... [/QUOTE]
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