4runnerman
New member
I believe this has been talked about before. How many here mess with the tension on your action screws?. I read a few articles on it and gave it a try.
I borrowed the inch lb tool from another person. The results were amazing to say the least. Subject-Savage Model 12 FVSS in 308 with Dog Tracker Stock
Before messing with screws i could get 1 inch groups at 300 yards. I then set both screws to 5 inch lbs-5 shot group= 3 inches. set them to 10 inch lbs groups went to almost 4 inches. I kept going up 5 inch lbs at a time. When i got to 20 inch lbs my groups went to 1 inch again. I then went to 25 inch lbs in front and left back at 20. My groups at 300 yards were .623. This was the best i have ever shot at 300 yards. I have loaded 20 more rounds to see if this can be repeated again on Sunday. This is a pillar bedded action only. I was really thinking of getting it bedded,but have also read that bedding the action can sometimes harm accuracy as well. I have heard a lot of people say ( crank it to 50 to 60 inch lbs). As i have read this is a generic setting and does not work for all rifles. I did set it once to 50 inch lbs,but after the first shot,my bolt was very hard to open,Did not do that again.
Just wondering who else has played with the screws too
Thanks
I borrowed the inch lb tool from another person. The results were amazing to say the least. Subject-Savage Model 12 FVSS in 308 with Dog Tracker Stock
Before messing with screws i could get 1 inch groups at 300 yards. I then set both screws to 5 inch lbs-5 shot group= 3 inches. set them to 10 inch lbs groups went to almost 4 inches. I kept going up 5 inch lbs at a time. When i got to 20 inch lbs my groups went to 1 inch again. I then went to 25 inch lbs in front and left back at 20. My groups at 300 yards were .623. This was the best i have ever shot at 300 yards. I have loaded 20 more rounds to see if this can be repeated again on Sunday. This is a pillar bedded action only. I was really thinking of getting it bedded,but have also read that bedding the action can sometimes harm accuracy as well. I have heard a lot of people say ( crank it to 50 to 60 inch lbs). As i have read this is a generic setting and does not work for all rifles. I did set it once to 50 inch lbs,but after the first shot,my bolt was very hard to open,Did not do that again.
Just wondering who else has played with the screws too
Thanks