free floating the savage mkII

[SkaerE]

my stock came with the barrel free floated up until it goes to a straight or 0 taper (about 6'' from the breach)

at that point i believe the barrel is hitting the stock, has anyone free floated all the way up to the chamber and has it improved your groups?

 

[Josh Smith]

Re: free floating the savage mkII

Hello,

It should not be hitting the stock.

Mine did the same thing, and I took sandpaper wrapped in a dowel rod to it and opened the channel a bit more.

Yes, accuracy improved.

Nothing should touch that barrel. Not the stock, no tree limbs, nothing.

Don't forget to seal the stock after doing this.

Josh <><

 

[Hutch]

Re: free floating the savage mkII

Weird...I just cleaned my barrel channel out yesterday with the Ol' dowel and sandpaper trick.

 

[SkaerE]

Re: free floating the savage mkII

thanks! ok. gonna sand the stock channel all the way back to the receiver.

i plan on pillar bedding it as well. i think i found a good step by step over on rimfirecentral.com

made a new bolt knob today. not the best looking thing ever but it works well.

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: free floating the savage mkII

yeah i did mine, unfortunately a little too far into the stock. i had to put the front mounting screw thru a washer between the receiver and stock to keep it proped up from the forestock.

i didn't see a big improvement in accuracy, however i did it before the weather changed when it was new (wood laminate)

cant hurt to do it.