Hi all - I've seen a few posts on the 11/111 Trophy Hunter XP accuracy issues, and the first thing folks suggest is ensuring the barrel is free floated.

I got mine a couple of weeks ago and have also had some accuracy issues. I've worked on free floating the barrel, but the stock was misaligned quite a bit, where the right side of the barrel has plenty of space, but the left side was touching. I sanded the left side down, and still have more sanding to do to get the the space that I need between the stock and the barrel. I've also tried removing the stock and reseating it - but it is still misaligned.

My concern is that I'm going to cause the left side of the stock to be too thin, much thinner than the right side - will that create any issues? If so, I guess my options are 1. send it back to Savage to fix, or 2. take it to a gunsmith, or 3. reseat it myself and some buffering.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. Here is a pic to show you the issue. Thanks in advance