by Flyer » 23 Mar 2017, 10:21 am
I guess the answer to that is the quest for knowledge. I knew the pillar worked, but I didn't know exactly why. Was it stabilising lateral (side to side) movement in the stock, linear (up and down) or fore and aft movement? Was the rear the main problem or was movement in the front action contributing? Could a simple bedding job resolve the issue without a pillar? Would I need to do a proper pillar support job on the rifle (redrill the action screw holes and install proper 14mm rifle pillars) to permanently fix it?
Maybe I'm overcomplicating things here, but it's one thing to fix a problem and something else to understand how and why it worked so that you can apply that knowledge to the next job.
So I'm probably going to order a pillar bedding kit and do the job right at some point. The stainless steel pillar I made up from 8mm tubing was really only meant as a stop-gap anyway, and to experiment with stabilising the stock.
Turns out, my main problem may simply have been the screw working loose (as it was not sitting straight in the stock - the rear action screw hole was drilled off centre). Took a while to figure out, I admit, but bedding the rifle wasn't a big job and it doesn't seem to have hurt anything.
Now, I may have made a bit of a goose of myself, but at least the next person who comes along can save themselves some time and trouble!
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