John Wooters introduced me to Chet back some time in the early 80's when he first started making his custom stocks.

In those days you could buy a roughed out synesthetic stock that you did all the finish and bedding work on. I bought two slightly different made stocks- one for the Rem 7 mag and my 270.

I did an old accuglass or gel bed for both rifles some time around 1983 or 4? and they have shot well over the years. Both rifles have always shot Nosler bullets great.

I have an earlier post on the 270 and trying to find loads to shoot because of the shortages.
I finally found that Hornaday 150SP would shoot an acceptable group and 150 NP still hit touching groups with H4831.

The 7 mag has always shot different Nosler 150-160 gr bullet the same manner of tight groups with H4831 but the problem is lately the Front bedding screw seems to be mushy and move past the marked stop. I have looked and cleaned and checked and rechecked but now when tightened the gun is not as accurate as it used to be and there is a much larger group. I shoot Nosler part 160, hornaday 139 SP and 139 SST that used to shoot a tight group. IF I leave the bedding screws just tight enough to hold I still get great groups.

NOW when I tighten the front screw it seems to tighten slightly past the close mark to get to the correct tightness and a slight mushy feel to tight with loss of accuracy.

My guess is for some reason after 40+ years something changed or wore out or ?

What would you look at to fix this problem?

I am thinking rebed from scratch and add a pillar this time around along with new bedding screws.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks, Jim

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I am thinking rebed from scratch and add a pillar this time around along with new bedding screws.

Sounds like a plan to me.

How big is the big group.

a washer.

Shooting Nosler bullets the rifle never shot over and 1"inch group and most times less depending on how hot I was loading. I could take the Nosler spire point and the partition and all the rounds would stay inside the same a 1" group. I could take the Remmington 150 ammo pull the bullets and reload with either Nosler bullet and they all stayed in the same group with the exception the Remington reloads were 100-150 less in vel.

For me the worst thing was the day that Nosler came out with their first basaltic tip bullets. They did not have the same impact point and I NEVER felt the Bal. Tip did a good job on a 200-300 yard lung shot.

I am confused on what to do with washer? The original rifle was a Remington BDL bolt action.

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I am confused on what to do with washer? The original rifle was a Remington BDL bolt action.

Put the washer under the stock bolt heads to see if that stabilizes the stock.