upinthehills
02-22-2017, 02:19 PM
I got the front action screw shortened with a few trips to a grinding wheel and a harbor freight diamond file. It seemed every time I shortened it it needed more. Usually that means I'm cutting something twice and it's still too short but this time there was a happy ending. The bolt closes and both screws are firmly Loctited.
Around this time I also remembered that I had turned around my scope rail and put it in backwards to see if I wanted the scope mounted further back. This may mean my length of pull is too long. Anyway that was a mistake because it meant it wasn't screwed in properly, the front screw hole is a different height. So I sawed off the front toe of the rail and filed it nice and smooth with the diamond file ( ' cause diamonds! ). It is also installed properly now and the screws Loctited in.
Went to the range for some practice at some targets and also 3 quarters I taped to the board with some orange bullseyes. Couldn't find the first round with the scope ( it was 7" high ), moved to another target and tried again. These were visible and 2.5"-3" high. A few clicks and the height was correct and then a few more rounds and a couple of clicks left and it was pretty good. Tried the quarters and thought I got them all but missed the center one. Was heading home but pulled the gun back out of the bag and tried twice more to get the quarter. They both just missed at 10. Was unsure about adjusting scope so figured this was what the quad reticle was for and carefully measured the offset and the next shot went dead center thru poor George Washington's head. Further inspection then showed it was a 60 year old quarter so I'll try to use new ones now, LOL.
So I left in a pretty good mood. Still not sure if the aim is wondering a bit, I know I need a lot of practice. Next couple of trips should start clearing up the picture.
The list of stock things to do at the moment is
- maybe shorten length of pull
- the plastic 12FV stock has a much nicer recoil pad, so maybe get a better one
- piller bedding
Around this time I also remembered that I had turned around my scope rail and put it in backwards to see if I wanted the scope mounted further back. This may mean my length of pull is too long. Anyway that was a mistake because it meant it wasn't screwed in properly, the front screw hole is a different height. So I sawed off the front toe of the rail and filed it nice and smooth with the diamond file ( ' cause diamonds! ). It is also installed properly now and the screws Loctited in.
Went to the range for some practice at some targets and also 3 quarters I taped to the board with some orange bullseyes. Couldn't find the first round with the scope ( it was 7" high ), moved to another target and tried again. These were visible and 2.5"-3" high. A few clicks and the height was correct and then a few more rounds and a couple of clicks left and it was pretty good. Tried the quarters and thought I got them all but missed the center one. Was heading home but pulled the gun back out of the bag and tried twice more to get the quarter. They both just missed at 10. Was unsure about adjusting scope so figured this was what the quad reticle was for and carefully measured the offset and the next shot went dead center thru poor George Washington's head. Further inspection then showed it was a 60 year old quarter so I'll try to use new ones now, LOL.
So I left in a pretty good mood. Still not sure if the aim is wondering a bit, I know I need a lot of practice. Next couple of trips should start clearing up the picture.
The list of stock things to do at the moment is
- maybe shorten length of pull
- the plastic 12FV stock has a much nicer recoil pad, so maybe get a better one
- piller bedding