camoremi Report post Posted February 17, 2020 I know very little about guns. I primarily bow hunt but haven’t had the necessary time to practice to be ethical. So my question is I bought a savage 110 and it already had a rail on it. I mounted the scope and after I went shooting I noticed there is a gap in the rear of the rail. Accuracy didn’t seem affected at all but I’m just curious if it’s normal? I’m assuming it’s aluminum and maybe it expanded/contracted from heat? Before mounting the scope I torqued everything. Attached is an image of how it sits now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted February 17, 2020 You could bed it to the receiver with epoxy if your worried about it. They don’t all fit perfect but that one looks larger than normal from what I’ve seen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted February 17, 2020 Highly recommend you get some devcon and bed it. Super easy to do, watch a couple youtube videos on bedding a scope rail. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camoremi Report post Posted February 17, 2020 1 minute ago, HuntHarder said: Highly recommend you get some devcon and bed it. Super easy to do, watch a couple youtube videos on bedding a scope rail. This is a 20 moa rail. Will bedding it negate the elevation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted February 17, 2020 Nope.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camoremi Report post Posted February 17, 2020 Thanks for feed back guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camoremi Report post Posted February 17, 2020 Which devcon? Gonna order it on amazon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted February 17, 2020 Plastic steel is what I have used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delw Report post Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, camoremi said: I know very little about guns. I primarily bow hunt but haven’t had the necessary time to practice to be ethical. So my question is I bought a savage 110 and it already had a rail on it. I mounted the scope and after I went shooting I noticed there is a gap in the rear of the rail. Accuracy didn’t seem affected at all but I’m just curious if it’s normal? I’m assuming it’s aluminum and maybe it expanded/contracted from heat? Before mounting the scope I torqued everything. Attached is an image of how it sits now. it looks like the screw was too long and didnt tighten it down bottoming out or you have a burr or junk between the receiver and the rail. Looks at the picture of the receiver and the radius of that rail they look extremely close. its showing you have air 360 degrees around the screw. a few thing to look at before you bed it on. put it on and look to see if it touchs any part of the receiver. look at the bottom of the rail to make sure there are absolutely no burrs or nicks,. hit it with some sand paper or scotch brite. if this is a Cheap non name brand rail you may have some issues with it matching the reciever not because its bent as a bent rail the screws will pull it down to the receiver . it could have a step from the machining process which nothing will help unless you have the rail re machined or you find the dia of your action get a pcs of metal .010-.025 smaller dia and lap the rail to it running wet dry 180 grit paper with water. what ever you do, bedding it to the reciever with help. unless your screw bottomed out then you will have to grind a tad of the bottom of the screw 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camoremi Report post Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 7:09 PM, Delw said: it looks like the screw was too long and didnt tighten it down bottoming out or you have a burr or junk between the receiver and the rail. Looks at the picture of the receiver and the radius of that rail they look extremely close. its showing you have air 360 degrees around the screw. a few thing to look at before you bed it on. put it on and look to see if it touchs any part of the receiver. look at the bottom of the rail to make sure there are absolutely no burrs or nicks,. hit it with some sand paper or scotch brite. if this is a Cheap non name brand rail you may have some issues with it matching the reciever not because its bent as a bent rail the screws will pull it down to the receiver . it could have a step from the machining process which nothing will help unless you have the rail re machined or you find the dia of your action get a pcs of metal .010-.025 smaller dia and lap the rail to it running wet dry 180 grit paper with water. what ever you do, bedding it to the reciever with help. unless your screw bottomed out then you will have to grind a tad of the bottom of the screw I removed the rail. Doesn’t look to be any burs with all the screws loose and very little pressure the rail sits perfect. Seems like it did not have even torque, I’m not sure if I that could have caused the issue. The front screw literally broke 3 torx bits to get it out. Luckily the screw didn’t snap. I purchased Devon and am just going to bed it for piece of mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted February 29, 2020 Maybe someone used Red Loctite on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delw Report post Posted February 29, 2020 if your broke 3 bits taking it off something tells me your bottoming out or your stripped. I'll be at my shop in glendale in a few hours (67th and northern)or so till late. if your close and want to drive down for a second opinion give me a buzz at 602-505-7499. if the screws are too long I can grind one down. wont take but a few mins. we(you and I) can easily get it working before bedding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camoremi Report post Posted February 29, 2020 Didn’t bottom out. And the screws were not stripped. I re-installed it and the gap is gone. It was only the front screw that was difficult to take out. Felt like it was well over 30 inch lbs. I went back and forth between the screws slowly tightening them and everything looks flush now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delw Report post Posted February 29, 2020 Cool glad its working. thats pretty wild you broke torx bits taking the 1st one out and it wasn't stripped or bottomed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camoremi Report post Posted February 29, 2020 Well in my defense the first one was a cheap a$$ one from autozone. Then I used a Milwaukee one and it got it out. But that sucker was in there pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
