T/C Cherokee

[New Smokie]

I have a 32 cherokee and it shoots all over the target at 25 yards.Tried all the different powder charges and different patch thickness. The only thing I have noticed is that the barrel has a lot of movement in the stock forearm left to right,should this be a tight fit,do I need to glass bed the barrel to the stock?Any idea's on what to try next.

 

[ohio ramrod]

There should be no noticable movement in the fit.Glass bedding is one solutuion, another is the old way of using beeswax as your bedding coumpound.

 

[mainiac]

I have a cherokee .32 as well. My barrell was a little loose,and i put 2 layers of black electrical tape under the barrell. 1 back by the breech end,and 1 just forward the barrell key.

This made my gun shoot alot more consistant.
24gr schuetzen fff,shenandoah lube,,and a lee .311 ball,,pocket drill patch,,this load will shoot under an inch @50 yards,and way under .5 inch@25yards. These little guns can shoot!!!