silverhair
Well-Known Member
Also, make sure your stock screws are tight. 25 -50 in lbs. I find the best place to start is 35 in lbs. Assuming you have solid bedding, not wood alone. Some people make the rear screw tighter than the front screw I would say it's best just to make it even and snug you don't want to stress the action one way or the other.
Howa recommends a torque of 50 - 55 inch pounds on the action screws. It has been noted in this and other forums that some long range shooters change the torque on the rear screw to fine tune performance, but that has not been my [admittedly limited] experience. When I changed stocks, LokTite Blue was used on both screws torqued to 50 inch pounds. (CAUTION!! LokTite tends to expand a bit which increases tightness.)