Thread: 7x57 newbie reloading

Might pay to check how good your stock bedding is as the vertical stringing could be caused by it. Wrap your hand loosely around the barrel and fore stock and undo and do up the front action screw and see if you can feel the barrel lifting in the stock. If it's lifting up a noticeable amount when the screw tension is released, then the action is not flat in the bedding. I had the same problem with my BSA Viscount and I sorted this issue and it came right. Also have you given the barrel a good scrub with a copper removing solvent? Use something non ammonia based like Bore Tech Eliminator or the likes.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Might pay to check how good your stock bedding is as the vertical stringing could be caused by it. Wrap your hand loosely around the barrel and fore stock and undo and do up the front action screw and see if you can feel the barrel lifting in the stock. If it's lifting up a noticeable amount when the screw tension is released, then the action is not flat in the bedding. I had the same problem with my BSA Viscount and I sorted this issue and it came right. Also have you given the barrel a good scrub with a copper removing solvent? Use something non ammonia based like Bore Tech Eliminator or the likes.

@Mathias, thanks for the tip regarding the bedding, will check it. Seems to only be 1st shot that is high, next two same level and sub inch. barrel is fully floated.

Yup gave barrel a intensive clean with KG12 solvent when i got it as it had a fair bit of copper in it. Clean as a whistle now.