I just bought a Hawkeye-- see my recent thread.
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...4277/The_shaman_s_last_30_06#Post8924277I relieved about .2" off the bottom of the magazine first thing. Some people remove twice that. It seems to be something you can do that easily removes one factor from the mix.
The other thing I did was go out and get a torque wrench and tighten the front screw to 92 in/ft and the back screw to 60 in/ft. The middle one I just made barely tight.
BTW: One thing it WILL do, accuracy aside, is it will make the assembly of the rifle easier. When I first got the rifle, I put it on a wood stock from the original tupperware. I was worried the wood stock wasn't going to fit. I had a struggle getting itall to go back together. After relieving the bottom of the magazine box, it went back together like a dream.
One other tip. When you reassemble the rifle, put a piece of electrical tape over the catch for the magazine. That way, when you tighten everything down there will be just that much more clearance. It makes it easier to open.
