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    May want to move the front top wood back from the sight protector (Pic#6) what I did with mine was slivers (Very thin ones) each side of walnut between the bottom & front top wood so the front band compresses more onto the wood and stops it moving forward could use balsa but it will compress over time and lose tightness.
    There is another was suggested by the armourers here of a field mod, that you clamped it all up again after moving it back and then with say a thin cold chisel putting a dent in the top back side of the front band into the void in the top wood to stop it moving forward.

    Then again if the rifle is accurate as you say just leave it but it would be interesting to try it out without the front wood contacting the front sight protectors....!
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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    May want to move the front top wood back from the sight protector (Pic#6) what I did with mine was slivers (Very thin ones) each side of walnut between the bottom & front top wood so the front band compresses more onto the wood and stops it moving forward could use balsa but it will compress over time and lose tightness.
    There is another was suggested by the armourers here of a field mod, that you clamped it all up again after moving it back and then with say a thin cold chisel putting a dent in the top back side of the front band into the void in the top wood to stop it moving forward.

    Then again if the rifle is accurate as you say just leave it but it would be interesting to try it out without the front wood contacting the front sight protectors....!
    I see what your saying, but it shoots pretty well and I hate to fix what isnt broke. But next time out with it I may try some shims to tighten it up so it doesnt move forward against the sight protector.

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