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Rifle barrel-to-stock fit
Sig220_Ruger77
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Alright,
I recently purchased a old style Ruger skeleton stock(synthetic). I then traded for a Ruger Compact rifle. I didn't originally buy this stock for this rifle, but I thought it would look really good on there, so I figured I would see if it would fit. Well, it fits very well everywhere but one 2-3" spot. Right where the barrel begins to taper there is a sizeable 2-3" gap and then it begins to fit really well again. This makes a lot of sense considering this is the real short 16.5" barrel.
What is the easiest, but also most "get it done right" way to fix this in your guys opinion?
Jon
I recently purchased a old style Ruger skeleton stock(synthetic). I then traded for a Ruger Compact rifle. I didn't originally buy this stock for this rifle, but I thought it would look really good on there, so I figured I would see if it would fit. Well, it fits very well everywhere but one 2-3" spot. Right where the barrel begins to taper there is a sizeable 2-3" gap and then it begins to fit really well again. This makes a lot of sense considering this is the real short 16.5" barrel.
What is the easiest, but also most "get it done right" way to fix this in your guys opinion?
Jon
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i would get the brownells glass bed kit. mix the epoxy with the black coloring dye to match. then follow the instructions TO THE LETTER. this should give you the results you are looking for. hope that helps. 260
If it were mine, first I'd do nothing and shoot until I decided if the bedding work would only be cosmetic, or if it might need to be tweaked to improve accuracy. If cosmetic only, I'd put a single piece of duct tape along the section in question, coat with release agent for good measure, then follow the bedding directions as suggested above.
Finally, remove tape, and you're good to go.
If you think proper bedding might improve accuracy, then you can play around with various options; full length bedding, pressure on fore-end tip, full free float, bedding first few inches under chamber, etc.
If is shoots good, I am not even really worried about the cosmetic looks of it, but I don't want crap getting crammed in between the barrel and stock in bad weather, etc.
Jon