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Bedding a Survivor Forend
« on: September 26, 2006, 12:19:41 PM »
I have a question about floating the barrel on my N/E Survivor .308.. What do you recommend the O ring float or the glass bed... Also what do I need to sand doing this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!


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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2006, 01:09:58 PM »
Welcome to the forum! I would recommend you not use all caps in yours posts, this represents yelling and is hard to read. A lot of posters won't even respond to those who post in all caps. ;)

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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2006, 01:50:42 PM »
O.K. I got it fixed!! ;)
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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2006, 01:57:04 PM »
Jack, I haven't messed with my survivor forend other than putting an O-ring on it, I just don't care for the stock at all, I prefer the laminated or plain wood stocks, they're easier to work with. But there are plenty of other members here that like them and can tell you more about it than I can. Be sure to read the FAQ and Help sticky, there's lots of info in there that can help you get your .308 shooting good and to help with any issues you may have with it. ;)

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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2006, 02:37:03 PM »
Welcome aboard Jack.I never did the survivor forend,but did glassbed a forend once,this was before I learned about the o-ring trick.Didn't work out very well,point of impact moved alot as barrel heated up.So I put another forend on with o-ring and works much better.I also have one with the synthetic stock and it shoots great with the o-ring.Hope this helps.
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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2006, 02:39:13 PM »
Tim,

I have installed the O ring and sanded the points on the sides touching the barrel...Should this be sufficient?
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Jack
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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2006, 02:48:31 PM »
That's a good start, have you shot it yet to see how it does? I wouldn't recommend making too many changes at once, that can lead to you not knowing what works and what doesn't. The nice thing and biggest difference between the wood or laminated stocks and syn stocks is they have a removable spacer that can be worked with to change how tight the forend fits the frame and how much pressure it puts on the barrel, too tight or too loose can cause accuracy issues, vertical stringing. This is evident in how easy or how hard the barrel swings open after pressing the release button. I like them to open with just a little resistance which is easily attainable with the wood stocks, not so easy with synthetic stocks. ;) You can change the screw hole a bit to reduce pressure with the syn stocks, but increasing pressure isn't as easy.

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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2006, 03:06:27 PM »
Tim,

 I havent fired the rifle since I installed the O-ring..I had fired it prior to putting the O-Ring in and had about a 1 inch group at 100 yards...which is good but I always look for improvement...So I will fire it tomorrow and let yall know how it goes...I usually just snug my foregrip not real tight, but tight enough to where it wont come off. Thanks for the help, I will post results.

Jack
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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2006, 03:43:57 PM »
Making sure the forend screw is set at the same torque each time it's installed is important, I use a torque screwdriver, but an index mark will work too on the syn stocks. Some like it tight, others not so tight, it may take some experimenting to find out what it likes.

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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2006, 07:33:00 PM »
I shot my survivor today and had some mixed results at first...due to not having a good rest mostly. I was in a hurry and running out of daylight. I finally got it tuned to where i was cutting the x, but I will have to reshoot it for peace of mind. I was shooting at roughly over a 100 yards. I have a Simmons 8-point scope on it, so it isnt the optics in the world by any means, but I am satisfied for now. I live in TN, so we dont have alot of opportunities for long shots. I did tighten the foregrip screw a little bit and that seemed to help( could have been a mental thing), and did swab the bore after each shot with bore snake. I am shooting Winchester power points, 180 grain. I had good luck with them last year, shot one one and busted him good. So I am gonna stick with what works for me. Any other hints would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jack
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Re: Bedding a Survivor Forend
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2006, 12:11:34 PM »
i will be glad to help you out in telling you how to glassbed your rifle if you want, let me know.



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