Yup, problem with the bottom unit, which not only guides the action screws but includes the magazine housing. Or does it have a rotary magazine built in? Either way, a replacement will probably be beaucoup bucks, if you can even get one. I can't tell from the pics if this would work, but you might try epoxying metal washers over the screw holes on the up side of the plastic unit. Some plastic and wood work will be required to fit the unit to the wood with such in place. As others have expressed, I can't understand the use of this kind of material in such a critical place.
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Loose stock question regarding accuracy
- Thread starter dead bird
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Well I ordered the trigger guard yesterday. $70.00 for a piece of plastic. Steyr had no explanation of why such an inferior material was used in such a critical location, and there are no upgrades. The service tech is in Austria for the week. I will have to wait till next week to speak to him.
I guess I will make an attempt at bedding the stock. Macmillan wants $750 for their stock. I don't mind spending the $, as long as the return on the investment is better accuracy. First, I need to see how this thing will shoot with new parts and bedding of the existing stock.
I guess I will make an attempt at bedding the stock. Macmillan wants $750 for their stock. I don't mind spending the $, as long as the return on the investment is better accuracy. First, I need to see how this thing will shoot with new parts and bedding of the existing stock.
Well I think I solved the problem. I received my new bottom plastic trigger guard that is now reinforced with steel washers so that the action bolt heads have a better surface to torque down against. I also bedded the action. My first attempt at bedding, so I was concerned as to the outcome.
I shot 11; 3 shot groups. All groups were different bullet/powder combos. Out of the 11 groups, 7 were sub moa. 3 of the 7 were sub .5 moa. The other 4 were more than likely my fault.
The most accurate load was sierre 168mk, 39.5 gr varget, Federal brass fired several x's, trimmed 2.005, neck sized, Fed Match primers, oal 2.855. I shot a second group with this load and both were in the .30"-.35". So I think I found my sweet spot load.
Thanks to all for your advise that helped me work through this problem with excellent results.
BTW the guys at Steyr were very helpful and through all the calls to them we dated my rifle to 1972. 40 years old and still shooting straight!
I shot 11; 3 shot groups. All groups were different bullet/powder combos. Out of the 11 groups, 7 were sub moa. 3 of the 7 were sub .5 moa. The other 4 were more than likely my fault.
The most accurate load was sierre 168mk, 39.5 gr varget, Federal brass fired several x's, trimmed 2.005, neck sized, Fed Match primers, oal 2.855. I shot a second group with this load and both were in the .30"-.35". So I think I found my sweet spot load.
Thanks to all for your advise that helped me work through this problem with excellent results.
BTW the guys at Steyr were very helpful and through all the calls to them we dated my rifle to 1972. 40 years old and still shooting straight!
Glad to hear it. Your initial "symptoms" screamed loose action...
So yours is one of the first made...cool.
Have there been no changes to the rifle over the past forty years and they actually use the exact same bottom plastic as the new rifles, or did you get really lucky and they just happened to have some out of date parts still in stock?
If the latter, I'd get another- even though they're not cheap, if the one you have bites it, at least you'd be set for another round. Had you not been able to source that part, the rifle would be scrap- or at best you'd be paying some very big bucks for some custom CNC'd metal!
So yours is one of the first made...cool.
Have there been no changes to the rifle over the past forty years and they actually use the exact same bottom plastic as the new rifles, or did you get really lucky and they just happened to have some out of date parts still in stock?
If the latter, I'd get another- even though they're not cheap, if the one you have bites it, at least you'd be set for another round. Had you not been able to source that part, the rifle would be scrap- or at best you'd be paying some very big bucks for some custom CNC'd metal!
That's a good idea to get a spare just in case....I don't think it's an out of date part because they are well aware of the weak point of their rifles and have this part in stock.
They made a half hearted attempt to upgrade by molding steel washers in the action bolt through holes. We will see if that helps.
There is a guy on Snipers Hide that getting #'s together to have an aluminum peice made. We will see were that goes before ordering a spare in plastic.
Thanks again.
They made a half hearted attempt to upgrade by molding steel washers in the action bolt through holes. We will see if that helps.
There is a guy on Snipers Hide that getting #'s together to have an aluminum peice made. We will see were that goes before ordering a spare in plastic.
Thanks again.