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My first post/I need help with my Vanguard stock!
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<blockquote data-quote="SaskShooter" data-source="post: 622923" data-attributes="member: 42520"><p>Well, this is my first post on this fine forum, and I need some help with a small issue.</p><p>About 4 years ago (when I was 13) I got my first centerfire- a Weatherby Vanguard SS in .243 Win.- it's shot nice sub-MOA groups with factory ammo ever since I bought it. Once I started handloading, it took me about a 2 years to get it down to around .3 MOA (a year and a half spent trying to get under 1 MOA). In the process I glass bedded it, did my own trigger job, built a new cheekpiece, free-floated it, etc.</p><p></p><p>Now here's the problem- the synthetic stock didn't handle the free float very well as it was designed with a slight upward curve in the fore-end to provide a tight pressure bed fit. It worked OK for about 2 years, but it finally collapsed a few days ago, and the gun began to shoot some VERY erratic groups. </p><p></p><p>I either need to find way to keep the fore-end straight and clear of the barrel, or else I need to buy a new stock. I can't cut the free float any deeper or I'll mess up the front swivel stud.</p><p></p><p>Any ideas or suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SaskShooter, post: 622923, member: 42520"] Well, this is my first post on this fine forum, and I need some help with a small issue. About 4 years ago (when I was 13) I got my first centerfire- a Weatherby Vanguard SS in .243 Win.- it's shot nice sub-MOA groups with factory ammo ever since I bought it. Once I started handloading, it took me about a 2 years to get it down to around .3 MOA (a year and a half spent trying to get under 1 MOA). In the process I glass bedded it, did my own trigger job, built a new cheekpiece, free-floated it, etc. Now here's the problem- the synthetic stock didn't handle the free float very well as it was designed with a slight upward curve in the fore-end to provide a tight pressure bed fit. It worked OK for about 2 years, but it finally collapsed a few days ago, and the gun began to shoot some VERY erratic groups. I either need to find way to keep the fore-end straight and clear of the barrel, or else I need to buy a new stock. I can't cut the free float any deeper or I'll mess up the front swivel stud. Any ideas or suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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