Quote Originally Posted by newcastle View Post
Talcum powder and oil tried. When I was actually tightening up the screws with the trigger guard it appears that the flat base around the king screw didn't really touch the wood significantly. Is this the king screw washer causing the problem by being too long?
I should have clarified: do all of the wood fitting without the collar being fitted. Once you have the bedding sorted, you then trim the collar to the correct length - i.e. so that the front trigger guard screw pulls the receiver down into the forend firmly, but so that no compression of the wood under the triggerguard occurs.