I've got a 98 I don't know whether to call Nine Lives or Problem Child. Began as an interwar German sporter in 8x57 with double-sets and I think side mounts. 30 years of me later, the only original iron is the bottom metal, low safety, bolt handle stub and trigger guard. So, I've got this Lilja hanging off it, and decided I'd bed the first handful of inches of the heavy barrel, see what happens.
Well, I glued it in, dummy. I used Simoniz car paste wax (three coats). Dummy!
Action (pillared and bedded) doesn't spring when I play with the action screws in any position up down or sideways. Barrel isn't plugged with goo. I could stick it in the freezer and probably pop things loose (the stock has had a HARD life, hurts to look at, shoots great), but I'm going to shoot it first.
So place your bets....will it shoot:
Better
Worse
Same
Thank you for your concern.
