Forend Screw Question

[okie john]

I just picked up a Browning Safari in 338, and I have a question about the forend screw, the one that screws into the recoil lug. It's the one in this picture:



How tight should that thing be? The rifle is glass bedded from the tang all the way forward of the recoil lug, and it looks like the guy who bedded it knew what he was doing. I know that on a Model 70 Standard Rifle, you should take that screw out and go about your business. Is it the same on a Browning Safari? Does the fact that the recoil lug is bedded make a difference?

I ask because this rifle groups well from the bench, but when I shoot from sitting with a sling, the group opens up to about 12" at 200 yards.

thanks,


Okie John

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