Quote Originally Posted by mnbogboy2 View Post
Just a thought, did you replace the recoil lug? If the smith had the lug he would have already checked it and you can forget the rest of this post. If not check it for uniform thickness. I found a factory one that was .009 off diagonally that tilted the barrel up & over as the nut was torqued. It was very pronounced and you could see it both ways with the naked eye. Ground lug "cured" it. Loose barrel to action thread fit will make it worse.
My .02,
Randy
The lug is a thicker surface ground lug, so it is nice a flat.

Here is a picture I took today showing it in the stock. I was going to take a picture of the straight edge on each side, but I could not hold it, the action, and the camera all at the same time.