So here is the question;

The person that pre-drilled the pilot hole for the top tang screw on my 
CPA 44 1/2 did so before the front end sides were well mated to the back of the receiver.

Not by much, off by maybe .009 so there is an annoying gap between the front of the stock and the sides of the receiver. If I take the tang screws out and push the stock forward for a tight fit, the top screw hole is ever so slightly miss aligned on a slight angle. 

This is just not cosmetic, the stock has a very slight side to side movement, not enough to call it a wiggle but enough to know it's just not right and it's not tight.! 

The heck of it is, I was standing right there when it was done, It happened so fast and before I could say stop, the person did what I was fearful of happened. At the time I didn't want to make a fuss as I did the finishing work myself. I had driven over to Dingmans Ferry to pick up what I had ordered many months earlier.

The top and bottom tangs fit great but the place where the stock meets the receiver, like I said, not so great.  

So the advice I'm looking for is this. 
Do I fill the existing miss aligned screw hole, with some sort of product fill and drill again. Or glue in a few tooth picks to take up the mis allignment or...? 
Thanks for any suggestions... I have to close the gap and get rid of the looseness.

Bob

craigster wrote yesterday at 10:41pm:


And use some type of bedding material for the receiver to stock fit.

Wood dowels epoxied in, start from scratch to ensure tight inletting and re-drill for the tang screws. The gun deserves doing it right.

Sometimes CPA workmanship left a tiny bit to be desired, mainly during that short period when Gail first stepped down but before current folks stepped in, if you know what I mean. During Paul/Gail's time workmanship standards were premo, I trust CPA's back to those standards now.

2152hq wrote Today at 10:58am:


Good advice here. Be very careful off setting the hole. Easy to move it too much.
In February I received a new rifle from the new guys at CPA. Absolutely lovely in every way! 

The easiest is to plug the hole and redrill.

However bedding the the stock and action into the tangs will result in a tighter fit.

Or plug the hole and redrill for the best aesthetics plus bed the stock as well will result in best aesthetics and most improved functionality.

Make sure you put clay around the trigger mechanisms and springs to prevent the bedding material seizing them up.

Make sure ALL metal that might come into contact with the bedding material is coated with a release agent.

If the stock fit to the receiver and tangs is good after you re drill the holes, there’s no need to use bedding compound. If you’re inexperienced your chances of getting in trouble are greatly increased. There’s really nothing to be gained providing the fit is good.