Originally Posted by
triehl27
Remingtonman - I had the very same issue just recently with a 308 I built. No matter what I did I couldn't get it down below 3-4" groups. I finally bedded the recoil lug, I used what I had, which was quik steel, with a layer of tape around the edges of the lug and on the front, and shoe polish as my release agent rub it ALL over! Worked great! Rifle was immeadiatly down under and inch. There was a good 1/8 of space behind the recoil lug, it wasn't doing anything before bedding.
I probably should have used 2 layers of tape in spots, but it fits and it is TIGHT. There are a couple fo GREAT youtube videos on bedding, I watched those and dove in. I did use the remainder of the quiksteel to reenforce the spine of the plastic stock out to the forend, just packed it in as tight as I could, added a fair amout of rigidity to the stock. I am running a .990 thick barrel so stock flex isn't a major concern of mine.