Tikka T3 was not as accurate as other I own, fixed it..

[Buckfever]

I have a 30-06 T3 that was not as accurate as my other T3's.  I went over the firearm and after tightening all the scope and optic screws I got a different screw driver and found out much to my surprise that one of the actions bottom machine screws was a little hard to tighten but kept moving for about a turn and a quarter.  I took the gun to the range today and it shot better than ever and just as good as my 6.5x55 T3, a nail driver.  I am sure that if the person assembled the stock and barreled action used an air wrench it may have torqued out early.  I hand accepted in my mind that this firearm was just not as good as my 6.5x55.  Thought I would get this out to the thread so everyone really checks those machine screws holding the stock to the barreled action even if it seems tight.  The gun went from around MOA to sub-moa with most any ammo. 

Tikka the gift that keeps on giving!      Buckfever

[Sweet 6.5]

  Not many things more satisfying than looking at a sub-moa grouping, specially from a rifle
that you "gave up on" as just ok!!

Enjoy it.

Sweet

[beemanbeme]

Over the years, I picked up some pretty good deals who's owners have given up on that only needed a little tweaking to make into fine shooters.  One only needed a really, really good cleaning to strighten out the shot-out barrel.