I bought a new Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 308 Win. The gun has a nice laminated wooden stock and a brushed, non glare stainless finish (which I actually prefer to the shiny stainless).
At the advice of Divernhunter I checked the barrel to stock fit using a crisp dollar bill. I noticed that on the left side I can run the dollar all along the barrel, up to near the very end of the fore-end where there is a contact point.
However, on the right side of the barrel there is a tight fit, and I can only run the dollar close to the receiver, but as I get to a few (maybe 4 or 5 ore more inches) the barrel touches the stock and there is no gap.
Should I be concerned about this uneven contact? I am planning to remove the stock to see if I can align the barrel more evenly, but I wasn't sure if this would affect accuracy significantly.
This morning at the 100 yard line, I had a couple of shots in the 10 ring, but the third shot was way off (9 o'clock) and barely in the black. Afterwards, the gun shot only so so, with most of the shots in the black, but not a very good group. I was hoping to keep my shots within 2MOA but the radius of the circle is closer to 4" at 100 yards.
I watched an online video from the Ruger web site which shows how to remove and reinstall a stock from an M77. The video says that the screw that attaches the receiver to the stock near the mag well should be tightened to 95 inch pounds. Is this exact torque amount necessary?
I don't have a torque wrench that goes that low.
Thanks in advance.
At the advice of Divernhunter I checked the barrel to stock fit using a crisp dollar bill. I noticed that on the left side I can run the dollar all along the barrel, up to near the very end of the fore-end where there is a contact point.
However, on the right side of the barrel there is a tight fit, and I can only run the dollar close to the receiver, but as I get to a few (maybe 4 or 5 ore more inches) the barrel touches the stock and there is no gap.
Should I be concerned about this uneven contact? I am planning to remove the stock to see if I can align the barrel more evenly, but I wasn't sure if this would affect accuracy significantly.
This morning at the 100 yard line, I had a couple of shots in the 10 ring, but the third shot was way off (9 o'clock) and barely in the black. Afterwards, the gun shot only so so, with most of the shots in the black, but not a very good group. I was hoping to keep my shots within 2MOA but the radius of the circle is closer to 4" at 100 yards.
I watched an online video from the Ruger web site which shows how to remove and reinstall a stock from an M77. The video says that the screw that attaches the receiver to the stock near the mag well should be tightened to 95 inch pounds. Is this exact torque amount necessary?
I don't have a torque wrench that goes that low.
Thanks in advance.