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Post by mike3132 on Nov 8, 2006 14:06:20 GMT -5
After doing a bedding job today on a stainless laminated 10 ML II i was putting the Leupold one piece base back on and noticed the front was hitting the recoil lug. The recoil lug on this gun doesn't fit perfect to the receiver, it sticks up a bit on the top side. I used a Dremel to grind a recess in the front of the mount and now nothing touches.
This gun is three years old and hasn't been shot over 30 times. Its been in a case until a week ago. The gun shot 10 inches high but was dead on the last time out. Now I'm wondering if the front of the mount was riding on the recoil lug and moved off the ridge which would have made it shoot high.
This might be something to check, for you that are using one piece scope mounts. mike
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Post by olegburn on Nov 8, 2006 15:52:55 GMT -5
Not just on one piece- mine had same problem with 2 piece.
Dremel tool took care of that as well.
I wonder if that recoil lug ever gets loose.
olegburn
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Post by getonit on Nov 8, 2006 16:04:08 GMT -5
wouldn't the front mount being high cause you to shoot lower?.... Rick
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Post by RBinAR on Nov 8, 2006 16:14:52 GMT -5
I wonder if that recoil lug ever gets loose. olegburn I hope not since it's held in place by the barrel nut and if the nut is loose the barrel will flop in the receiver, that's not the best thing that could happen. Normally the front mount (or front of a single peice mount) should only overlap the lug by a small amount and if it happens I generally grind a small area on the mount rather than the lug. Grinding the lug can look messy and the bottom of the mount is hidden from sight. |
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Post by ma on Nov 8, 2006 17:23:44 GMT -5
After doing a bedding job today on a stainless laminated 10 ML II i was putting the Leupold one piece base back on and noticed the front was hitting the recoil lug. The recoil lug on this gun doesn't fit perfect to the receiver, it sticks up a bit on the top side. I used a Dremel to grind a recess in the front of the mount and now nothing touches. This gun is three years old and hasn't been shot over 30 times. Its been in a case until a week ago. The gun shot 10 inches high but was dead on the last time out. Now I'm wondering if the front of the mount was riding on the recoil lug and moved off the ridge which would have made it shoot high. This might be something to check, for you that are using one piece scope mounts. mike I've seen that on several Savages, not just the ML's. I have just machined away a little on the mount to span above the recoil lug ring and have not had any problems this way. |
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Post by edge on Nov 8, 2006 18:43:14 GMT -5
For those that don't know what is being discussed, here is a picture. You can see the front base is sitting over the recoil lug. If the lug is not flush or below the action height, then the base won't sit flat:  edge. |
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Post by mike3132 on Nov 8, 2006 19:43:16 GMT -5
This is a picture of the gun. As you can see the recoil lug isnt flush with the action. I ground off enough of the mount to clear the recoil lug and nothing touches now. mike  |
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Post by olegburn on Nov 9, 2006 16:31:59 GMT -5
wouldn't the front mount being high cause you to shoot lower?.... Rick After he lowered it-it started shooting lower. |
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Post by olegburn on Nov 9, 2006 16:35:49 GMT -5
I wonder if that recoil lug ever gets loose. olegburn I hope not since it's held in place by the barrel nut and if the nut is loose the barrel will flop in the receiver, that's not the best thing that could happen. Normally the front mount (or front of a single peice mount) should only overlap the lug by a small amount and if it happens I generally grind a small area on the mount rather than the lug. Grinding the lug can look messy and the bottom of the mount is hidden from sight. Can't be argued. Do you work on guns or something?   (Kidding...) |
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Post by hank on Nov 12, 2006 6:31:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip. I did't notice. I work off the right side of my gun on the bench. The lug was .002" below the receiver on the right side, but the back side was .007above the receiver and was touching the mount.
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Post by simonkenton on Nov 12, 2006 9:35:22 GMT -5
I appreciate the tip, guys.
I have the one piece Leupold base. I can see that my recoil lug is slightly low on the right, slightly high on the left.
If I start having accuracy problems, I will do a little surgery on that base.
Thank you, Savage forum!
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Post by DannoBoone on Nov 12, 2006 22:27:03 GMT -5
This is a picture of the gun. As you can see the recoil lug isnt flush with the action. I ground off enough of the mount to clear the recoil lug and nothing touches now. mike Hey, we have twins!! That's exactly what I had to do and the lug appears exactly the same. Certainly has a beneficial effect on POI!! |
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Post by bowbender6 on Mar 28, 2008 13:11:42 GMT -5
If you have to grind the a steel base don't forget to blue it or it might rust. I didn't think about blueing untill after a month and I did it when I changed scopes.
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Post by mq32shooter on Mar 28, 2008 19:15:16 GMT -5
I done this to a Savage 7mm08 the other day. First I removed the base from the receiver ( brilliant, aint I) then I relieved the front Warne base a little with the drum sander on a Dremel tool, just kind of radiused the edge where it contacts the receiver. Then I finished the rest with a mill file slowly working it back and forth while watching some basketball. I then found some Perma Blue Ive had for years and applied it per directions to cover the shiny metal and it worked out great. I just need to go shoot it now and see if that could be the reason for the poor grouping.
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Post by PPosey on Mar 29, 2008 10:45:11 GMT -5
I do that with all my savages,,,, takes out one variable quickly
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