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Ruger M77 accuracy issues
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<blockquote data-quote="dpmiller613" data-source="post: 5066324" data-attributes="member: 21430"><p>Been doing this for a long time. If you have one side of the barrel groove touching and the other clear you will have problems. Every wood stock rifle I own has been free floated. The reason for this is that if there is no chance of wood absorbing moisture and putting pressure on the barrel you shouldn't have any stock effect on the accuracy. I usually bed a couple of inches and the free float the rest of the groove. If you want to try to see if this is your issue. take a piece if sand paper with a piece of soft cloth and run it back and forth to open the groove and remove the any wood pressure. That should give you an idea if it is a stock issue or a barrel issue. I did this because of the weather conditions I've hunted in mostly. The other alternative is to completely bed the entire barrel channel but I've found that didn't work as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dpmiller613, post: 5066324, member: 21430"] Been doing this for a long time. If you have one side of the barrel groove touching and the other clear you will have problems. Every wood stock rifle I own has been free floated. The reason for this is that if there is no chance of wood absorbing moisture and putting pressure on the barrel you shouldn't have any stock effect on the accuracy. I usually bed a couple of inches and the free float the rest of the groove. If you want to try to see if this is your issue. take a piece if sand paper with a piece of soft cloth and run it back and forth to open the groove and remove the any wood pressure. That should give you an idea if it is a stock issue or a barrel issue. I did this because of the weather conditions I've hunted in mostly. The other alternative is to completely bed the entire barrel channel but I've found that didn't work as well. [/QUOTE]
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