After installing my axis heavy barrel 308 into the Boyds thumbhole stock, I noticed that the magazine was VERY hard to seat in the stock. After taking a look I noticed that the magazine is making a lot of contact with the action. So after racking my head and trying to figure it out, I looked at the recoil lug. It seems that Boyd might have cut the channel for the lug a little too deep and it sits too far down in the stock and doesn't allow proper clearance for my action and magazine. So I cut some thin strips of sheet metal and inserted them into the recoil lug channel. After shimming a bit the magazine fits perfectly now. My question is, is it ok to shim the recoil lug so it sits higher, thus lifting the barreld action up a bit. Also should I bed the lug in so I don't have to worry about it shifting
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