Hello all. Excited to be testing the waters of my first tacticool bolt rifle.
I recently acquired a new sps-v in .308 at a cant be beat price. (relatively new manuf date, if that matters)
Also one of those ridiculous archangel stocks. Both at great prices I couldnt pass up.
I have read so much about remi 700s being very poorly machined and it is wise to bed the rails.
My build is a TPS 20 MOA alloy steel & matching x-low rings.
One of the guides I am following suggested bolting the front of the rail and checking the rear for any gap, and then bolting the rear of the rail and checking the front.
Now to my surprise, I have no gap...on either end. is this one in a million? Or is the "poorly machined" claim a bit exaggerated?
Please help ease my nerves, but do I need to bed this rail? is there any point?
I cant slide a piece of paper under it, let alone see any gaps whatsoever.
Thank you
EDIT: I can slide a piece of paper through the rear section of the rail, but just barely. No visible gap.
Can not get it through the front section at all.
figure this is OK with some loctite and both sets of screws in..done? or will I have wiggle?
I recently acquired a new sps-v in .308 at a cant be beat price. (relatively new manuf date, if that matters)
Also one of those ridiculous archangel stocks. Both at great prices I couldnt pass up.
I have read so much about remi 700s being very poorly machined and it is wise to bed the rails.
My build is a TPS 20 MOA alloy steel & matching x-low rings.
One of the guides I am following suggested bolting the front of the rail and checking the rear for any gap, and then bolting the rear of the rail and checking the front.
Now to my surprise, I have no gap...on either end. is this one in a million? Or is the "poorly machined" claim a bit exaggerated?
Please help ease my nerves, but do I need to bed this rail? is there any point?
I cant slide a piece of paper under it, let alone see any gaps whatsoever.
Thank you
EDIT: I can slide a piece of paper through the rear section of the rail, but just barely. No visible gap.
Can not get it through the front section at all.
figure this is OK with some loctite and both sets of screws in..done? or will I have wiggle?
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