Upper Receiver Flex Testing - Part One

[9DivDoc]

Started me thinking about my Ruger 10/22 with an 18" one inch stainless
steel barrel hanging off it ..and free floated...

Better to bed the barrel and free float the action maybe...

[K.L. Davis]

Started me thinking about my Ruger 10/22 with an 18" one inch stainless
steel barrel hanging off it ..and free floated...

Better to bed the barrel and free float the action maybe...

That's actually how a lot of guys build 10/22 for competition... I used to have a Savage that had about six inches of the barrel clamped in a "bedding block" and the action hung out the back - that gun was a freaking tack driver, I mean 100 yard groups that almost always ended in a bullshit flag and accusations of drilling one in the target and throwing the rest over the top.

[motoduck]

Interesting read. Nice, simple set up for the testing.

[Boltgun]

K.L.

would a bolt carrier group in place have an effect on the amount of flex? I suspect that it would "help" due to filling a void, however it would likely be dependant on how "well" it would fit that void....this is a guess only.

Boltgun