- Joined
- Sep 23, 2022
- Messages
- 84
- Reaction score
- 91
Sorry this is long winded. I got my new Knight Peregrine the other day. Overall, I'm pretty excited about it. My first muzzleloader was the Original Disc, but I haven't owned a Knight since then.
There is a nit-picky issue I notice about how the barrel/receiver fits in the stock. It's not very centered. On the left side, there is a .010"-.020" gap between the stock and the receiver. Obviously the barrel is fully free floating on the left side, which is good. On the right side, the barrel is free floated all the way back to about the logo stamp at the top of the picture (in other words, a 2 inch section of barrel in front of the breech plug area is not free floating), and then the stock is also pretty much tight against the receiver on the right side.
These are my questions.
1. Concerning the barrel portion, is this difference in free floating barrel Left vs Right enough to have an impact on accuracy and harmonics, or is it close enough to the breech that it won't really matter? Is it worth it to try to remove stock material on the right side near the logo to completely float the barrel? I have never worked with carbon fiber before, so I'm not sure how easy it is to sand, or if it would need re-sealing/painting afterwards to protect it.
2. The receiver/lug sits in a machined aluminum bedding block that is embedded in the carbon fiber. It is obviously designed for the primary receiver-to-stock contact to take place within this bedding block, which makes sense. I don't have any experience with Knight's bedding blocks. Is any additional bedding necessary? Would it be wise to bed it to close up some of these gaps between the carbon fiber and the receiver before doing any load development? I know some of you bed your guns right out of the box. And I too don't want to waste a lot of powder and bullets at the range, attributing problems to bullet type or charge weight when really the solution lies in the bedding. However, I also don't want to do something that could void a warranty (not sure if bedding falls into that category or not). Perhaps I should ask Knight these questions?
Do any of you that have Peregrines have this same stock fitment issue?
I appreciate any tips.
Last edited: