Thread: "Feather in my hat" 308win Featherweight load development

Originally Posted by BRADS

Danny I admire the effort you put into finding a perfect load, I have a question after reading this and your 3006 threads why don't you take the rifles out of the stock before you start load development?
Was a habit I got into with second hand rifles, check the bedding, give a clean to check there nothing jammed in there and sort the action screws, can save you components and time for something as simple as not sitting in the stock properly.
Good luck with it.

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yup valid criticism, likely a bit of bull at a gate syndrome to put it frankly.
Time at the range is hard to come by with a busy work and home life, I was hoping I would get lucky but it seems both rifles are being a little stubborn. I will get there hopefully without burning up too many components as that definitely is a factor.
The last few rifles I have developed loads for have all been custom bedded jobs or higher end very precisely finished rifles and they have been relatively easy to get shooting, I guess that kinda lulled me into a bit of complacency
I will need to check the bedding out on both sticks and probably should've started there in reality, bedding is not a job I am comfortable doing especially with very hard to replace wood stocks so that is a factor, there is time and a considerable amount of funds, I have been quoted $350-$500 to have each of these rifles bedded (recoil lug/chamber, Tang and pillars) so if I could get away with not doing it, it would have been nice.