I purchased a Savage 12 FV and installed a Criterion .260 bull barrel. In installing the Leupold 1pc 20 MOA base, I noticed the screw (all 6-48 screws were the same length) going into the first receiver hole was tight before bottoming out. My concern is that I may have gotten down into the barrel threads when I tightened.
My question is if this will cause problems down the road with removing the barrel? I've since called Leupold and requested a 6-48 screw that is .030 shorter. The original 6-48 screw was .180 and the new one will be .150.
My question is if this will cause problems down the road with removing the barrel? I've since called Leupold and requested a 6-48 screw that is .030 shorter. The original 6-48 screw was .180 and the new one will be .150.