Could someone enlighten me?

Appeciate it.

John

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I tighten all 3 just finger tighten with the appropriate Allen wrench. Then I "bounce" the whole deal lightly on the butt to settle it all in. Then I snug the front screw to 45 in/lbs, then the rear to 45 in/lbs, then take up any slack (but no more) in the small center screw.

Please specify if you rifle has 1)a wood stock, 2) a fiberglass stock, or 3) a fiberglass stock with an aluminum bedding block in it?

For all three stock types the correct method of stock to action screw tightening is as follows"

- Insert the barreled-action into the stock with the front and rear screw 1/4 turn loose.
- Stand the rifle on a hard surface with the recoil pad/butt plate down and the barrel pointing straight up.
- With a towel or some other pad push down strongly on the end of the barrel.
- While strongly pushing down on the end of the barrel, using the proper size screwdriver or allen wrench tighten the front action screw to the specified torque.
- Repeat the tightening sequence on the rear screw to the specified torque.

For wood stocks or fiberglass stocks without pillar bedding or without an aluminum bedding block the correct front and rear action screw torque is 25 to 30 in-lbs.

For wood or fiberglass stocks with pillar bedding or with an aluminum bedding block the correct front and rear screw torque is 65 in-lbs.

Good Hunting !

[This message has been edited by Pumba (edited 07-10-2001).]

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Originally posted by Pumba:
Please specify if you rifle has 1)a wood stock, 2) a fiberglass stock, or 3) a fiberglass stock with an aluminum bedding block in it?

For wood stocks or fiberglass stocks without pillar bedding or without an aluminum bedding block the correct front and rear action screw torque is 25 to 30 in-lbs.

For wood or fiberglass stocks with pillar bedding or with an aluminum bedding block the correct front and rear screw torque is 65 in-lbs.

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Pumba brings up a good point. I was using numbers for a PSS/VS aluminum bedding block stock. Wood would be less "tightness".

I have found though that my rifles generally like 45 in/lbs a little better, as opposed to "the book's" 65 in/lbs, so I now use that figure.

The stock is a fiberglas stock that has had the recoil lug area and about 1 1/2" of the barrel bedded.

I'm chasing bad groups and was wondering about the action screw torque/tightening sequence.

Thanks for the info!

John