Corking a Rifle to Improve Accuracy

    The Box O’ Truth improved the accuracy of a Mosin Nagant by putting some cork between the barrel and stock.
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    But we decided we would try a trick we’ve had some success with in the past.

    We decided to place a small piece of cork between the stock and the front of the barrel to put some upwards pressure on the barrel.

    Sometimes this helps the barrel “settle down” and shoot better.

    Read it here.

    Steve Johnson

    I founded TFB in 2007 and over 10 years worked tirelessly, with the help of my team, to build it up into the largest gun blog online. I retired as Editor in Chief in 2017. During my decade at TFB I was fortunate to work with the most amazing talented writers and genuinely good people!


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