Rossi combo

[Meathunter]

Hey guys...

I have been reading some of the things y'all have been doing to help with the accuracy of your Rossi rifles and want to do them on mine. I just bought a 1 yo combo (243/22/20 ga)and I noticed that the stock is touching the end of the barrell. A couple people suggested putting an O ring on the post where the screw goes. What kind of ring are you using and how many? It seems that if I put one on there that it will just go into the hole and not really help. I havent had a chance to shoot the gun yet but want to try to set it up as best I can prior to shooting it. It is a youth model and will be used by my daughter so I need to make it as accurate as possible. Thanks in advance.

Meat

[Stress]

Meat,
My rifle is a 243 Winchester non-combo rifle. The o ring would not work on my rifle. I cut an oval washer out of some 1/16" neoprene and placed it over the barrel stud. I then used a piece of dental floss to see if the forend was touching the barrel in any other places. i sanded the barrel channel where necessary to relieve contact with the barrel. Clean the bore well. Mine had a lot of black crud in it and I had to use a bronze brush to get it out. My barrel was a little rough and it took about one hundred rounds to break it in. Factory ammo will group around 2.5" at 100 yards in my rifle. Hand loads will group 1.25" to 1.5" using Remington 100 grain cor-lock bullets.I did not try any premium bullets to see if I can get a better group. I got this rifle For $149.95 including scope. I have no complaints about this rifle and I do not expect to get any more performance out of it.
Stress

[Doug K.A.]

You should probably shoot you rifle before you do any modifications. It could be a shooter out of the box. You never know.