I have heard this indirectly mentioned twice and I think I heard conflicting suggestions, so I wanted to ask here and see if those who are more knowledgable than me will add their two cents.
On most bolt action rifles, there are two stock screws, one forward and one aft of the receiver. When reassembling the rifle, which should you tighten first with the most pressure to achieve the best accuracy?
I have a few dozen mil-surp Mausers and Mosin-Nagants, as well as a modern Winchester M-70. The Finn Mosins and Swedish/Persian Mausers are capable of truly amazing accuracy (10 shot groups all in 3/4" at 50 yards with the Persian), and I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of these rifles' current configuration.
I don't plan on bedding any of the mil-surps or altering the stock to float the barrel any more than it already is, so I'm just concerned about the effect of setting the screws properly.
Thanks.
On most bolt action rifles, there are two stock screws, one forward and one aft of the receiver. When reassembling the rifle, which should you tighten first with the most pressure to achieve the best accuracy?
I have a few dozen mil-surp Mausers and Mosin-Nagants, as well as a modern Winchester M-70. The Finn Mosins and Swedish/Persian Mausers are capable of truly amazing accuracy (10 shot groups all in 3/4" at 50 yards with the Persian), and I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of these rifles' current configuration.
I don't plan on bedding any of the mil-surps or altering the stock to float the barrel any more than it already is, so I'm just concerned about the effect of setting the screws properly.
Thanks.