Recheck Zero After Removing and Installing Stock?

[General RE LEE]

I was messing with my trigger today on a zero’d rifle. I had to remove the stock to do the work and reinstalled it and torqued action screws to spec.

Now I’m concerned I might not be zero’d anymore cause I removed and reinstalled the stock. I’ve got a zero’d backup rifle for this weekends rifle opener.

Would yall go on an opening weekend hunt with a rifle you removed and reinstalled the stock?

 

[TNKnoxville]

Yes I've done it never saw an issue.

 

[waspocrew]

Do you have a bedded stock? If so, and you torqued things down properly, I'd think you'd be good to go.

I do this often with my manners stocks with mini chassis and never give it a second thought. Haven't ran into any issues at this point.

 

[General RE LEE]

Do you have a bedded stock? If so, and you torqued things down properly, I'd think you'd be good to go.

I do this often with my manners stocks with mini chassis and never give it a second thought. Haven't ran into any issues at this point.

No just a B&C M40 stock. Rifle shoots so never did a bed job.

This is a Howa Mini 6 ARC so I’ll just take my Tikka UPR 6.5 CM.

 

[Steve300xcw]

I'd pop off a round just to see wtf.

 

[robtattoo]

I literally just did this with my Rokstock for the paintjob.
Re-installed & re-torqued it exactly as before.
My initial confirmation shots were .3mil low & .2mil left
I'm incredibly glad I checked!

 

[General RE LEE]

I literally just did this with my Rokstock for the paintjob.
Re-installed & re-torqued it exactly as before.
My initial confirmation shots were .3mil low & .2mil left
I'm incredibly glad I checked!

Yeah I’m not going to risk it. I don’t have time to hit the range again so I’ll take my Tikka.

 

[General RE LEE]

I'd pop off a round just to see wtf.

Just go shoot a Coke can in the back of an industrial park and drive off .

 

[Steve300xcw]

Its the second shot that gets ya caught

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

It’s something to check for me.

 

[EastHumboldt]

I’d check it before I’d trust it.

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Yes, I'd want to confirm zero again before hunting. Even if for no other reason than it could be a distraction and reduce your confidence in the field, which is never a good thing.

 

[nubraskan]

You're probably good to go, but I'd re-zero just for the confidence.

I completely swapped a stock on my Bergara this season, from the factory one to a AG carbon fiber stock. When I went to take off the old stock I found that the screws were not torqued at all...figured there would be a big shift. After installing the new one I checked zero, I was less than 1 moa off on the windage.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

You should confirm your gun is still zeroed after removing the stock.

 

[wyosam]

If its not bedded well its not zeroed any more. Even if bedded it’s hard to trust until
It’s been disassembled, put back together, and maintains zero a couple times.


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[General RE LEE]

Well I got my answer. Dead on. 6 ARC suppressed in a 22” bolt gun is definitely hearing safe. Very pleasant to shoot without ear pro.