Quote Originally Posted by SRV1 View Post
Hi, with the stock and action separated, tighten the screw such that the bracket can be moved with a a little pressure. Put action in stock with just the long rear screw nipped up, have a look through the stock screw holes to check alignment. If not, use a pin punch or similar to move the bracket into alignment through the stock hole. Remove action, fully tighten bracket screw and reassemble. If the screw is not tight, through recoil, it will probably drop out, or if loose, the accuracy will suffer as the action will be jumping round with each shot.

All the best
this is great advice SRV1 many thanks for taking the time to reply and offer a solution i'll put this into practice. SSF