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Check Your Action Screws!

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stonecreek

SCC Secretary
SCC Board Member
Here's a great example of what happens when you let your action screws (particularly the front one) get loose. Wood drys and shrinks, so you should make a habit of checking the tension on them at least once a year. And always check a newly acquired rifle before shooting it.

(Photo lifted from Gunbroker)
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Ouch! I've been watching that gun. I thought about bidding but fixing the stock would be too much work, L57 stocks aren't exactly easy to find, and the last thing I need is another project gun. As of the time of posting, it has a couple of hours to go and the bid is around $450. Not a bad deal if you happen to have an L57 stock lying around.

A useful reminder for all of us.
 
Geeze, that's horrid. I've learned to clean thoroughly any new to me rifle before shooting, so that includes a take down and reassembly. My learning rifle was an AII .243. I didn't take it down as it was spotless, I ran a bore snake thru it and went to the range. I tried various loads and kept getting 1.5-2" groups w diagonal stringing. I checked the scope mounts and was pulling on the bbl when I noticed an almost imperceptible movement. I took up 1/2 turn on that front screw and a 1/2" shooter appeared.
That was 10+ years and 10+ rifles ago. I have found other loose actions.

Gary
 
Geeze, that's horrid. I've learned to clean thoroughly any new to me rifle before shooting, so that includes a take down and reassembly. My learning rifle was an AII .243. I didn't take it down as it was spotless, I ran a bore snake thru it and went to the range. I tried various loads and kept getting 1.5-2" groups w diagonal stringing. I checked the scope mounts and was pulling on the bbl when I noticed an almost imperceptible movement. I took up 1/2 turn on that front screw and a 1/2" shooter appeared.
That was 10+ years and 10+ rifles ago. I have found other loose actions.
Gary

I had the same experience with an L579 Deluxe .243. It had always exhibited razor-edge accuracy, but when I took it out to check it at the bench after a couple of years sitting in the safe it was scattering its shots around the target in a very disappointing manner. A quick turn of the action screws immediately restored its accuracy. But if it had been a .300 magnum I might have been looking at a cracked tang.
 
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