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Theoretical question here. Has anyone tried this before?
Let us assume that your rifle is pillar bedded and free floated. You remove the stock and you put it together. Does this rifle need to be sighted in again?
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If the rifle is properly bedded and the barrel is free floated and actions screws torqued the same when reassembled, it should be on or so close it wouldn't matter. But I'd be sure by testing it at the range. I have a rifle I travel with um-assembled that I have both action screws marked with a dimple, and I have tested it at the range and it holds it's zero taken in and out of the stock. Easy to find out.
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Theoretical question here. Has anyone tried this before?
Let us assume that your rifle is pillar bedded and free floated. You remove the stock and you put it together. Does this rifle need to be sighted in again? No, not when done properly. I've done this so many times, it would make your head spin. If it was poorly done, and the stock is being stressed, when you tighten the action screws, it could change POI. Also, the beauty in a properly glass/pillar bedded rifle is the torque setting is not an issue. The action screws are only there to hold the barreled action in the stock. Nothing more, nothing less.. Tighten those like you would anything else, and you are good to go.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I thought so also. Thank you
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Everytime. I've had plenty of bedded and free floated rifles and you'd be surprised how much poi can move when action removed from stock.
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Mine doesn’t. Having said that, I’m fairly methodical about the assembly process each time which builds on the good bedding job. I don’t think I would be as successful if I threw the action in Willy-Nilly and cranked on the screws arbitrarily.
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I remove stock from action on many rifles often and haven't noticed considerable change in poi.
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Theoretical question here. Has anyone tried this before?
Let us assume that your rifle is pillar bedded and free floated. You remove the stock and you put it together. Does this rifle need to be sighted in again? No, not when done properly. I've done this so many times, it would make your head spin. If it was poorly done, and the stock is being stressed, when you tighten the action screws, it could change POI. Also, the beauty in a properly glass/pillar bedded rifle is the torque setting is not an issue. The action screws are only there to hold the barreled action in the stock. Nothing more, nothing less.. Tighten those like you would anything else, and you are good to go. Head spin ... no. Eye roll, yes 🙄
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If i planned to hunt with it anytime soon, i would.....
If i were storing it until the season, I'd wait till then to check zero.
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Any properly bedded rifle SHOULD return to the same POI but would you bet your next hunt on it?
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I often travel with my rifle removed from stock. I simply bolt it back together and kill stuff. If it's bedded right or will RTZ. I also find that a torque wrench isn't needed. Tight is tight; especially if you use steel pillars.
By breaking the rifle down i can fit it in a short case that drops into my duffle saving the drama of special baggage claim.
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I would verify the zero before I hunted with the rifle.
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Me three.... But it'll be very close.
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I've tried too many times to worry about it anymore
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Pillar bedding does not eliminate the need for the action & lug to be properly bedded too.
If it is properly bedded it should be very close assuming getting the action screws to a consistent torque.
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Easily close enough to hunt with out to 400 yards assuming a proper bedding job.
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