Action bedding
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JK Jedi
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JB Weld works very well actually. All it is, is epoxy with add-ons.
My neighbor is a "home made/self taught" gunsmith, he used JB Weld on most of his/his friends rifles. So far no complaints, it stays in and doesn't crack.
Well, the bedding is done. I just have to sand off the excess, sand the stock completely and paint it.
I decided to sand off the varnish on the stock before bedding, tried bedding it, and messed it up. So i had to grind/sand that crap out, and by doing that, i had to remove some more wood from the stock. So last night around ten my neighbor and i "pre" bedded the stock to compensate for the wood i sanded off (about 1/8"), and when it dried up a bit, he added some more JB Weld and finished bedding it.
My gun is at his house now, and he works till 10pm, so i cant take any pics now. When he gets home we'll resume the "My tack driver" project, sand and paint it with Herculiner. After which we might do digital camo finish.
My neighbor is a "home made/self taught" gunsmith, he used JB Weld on most of his/his friends rifles. So far no complaints, it stays in and doesn't crack.
Well, the bedding is done. I just have to sand off the excess, sand the stock completely and paint it.
I decided to sand off the varnish on the stock before bedding, tried bedding it, and messed it up. So i had to grind/sand that crap out, and by doing that, i had to remove some more wood from the stock. So last night around ten my neighbor and i "pre" bedded the stock to compensate for the wood i sanded off (about 1/8"), and when it dried up a bit, he added some more JB Weld and finished bedding it.
My gun is at his house now, and he works till 10pm, so i cant take any pics now. When he gets home we'll resume the "My tack driver" project, sand and paint it with Herculiner. After which we might do digital camo finish.
) I was wondering, as far as fine tuning the bedding, I was told to sand down the bedding until you could just slide a dollar bill under the barrel all the way down to the action. This I guess was a good "old school" rule of thumb from way back. Is there a different more high tech way of doing it now?Just curious....
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This got me thinking.....(look out) I was wondering, as far as fine tuning the bedding, I was told to sand down the bedding until you could just slide a dollar bill under the barrel all the way down to the action. This I guess was a good "old school" rule of thumb from way back. Is there a different more high tech way of doing it now?
Just curious....
) I was wondering, as far as fine tuning the bedding, I was told to sand down the bedding until you could just slide a dollar bill under the barrel all the way down to the action. This I guess was a good "old school" rule of thumb from way back. Is there a different more high tech way of doing it now?Just curious....
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JK Jedi
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This got me thinking.....(look out) I was wondering, as far as fine tuning the bedding, I was told to sand down the bedding until you could just slide a dollar bill under the barrel all the way down to the action. This I guess was a good "old school" rule of thumb from way back. Is there a different more high tech way of doing it now?
Just curious....
) I was wondering, as far as fine tuning the bedding, I was told to sand down the bedding until you could just slide a dollar bill under the barrel all the way down to the action. This I guess was a good "old school" rule of thumb from way back. Is there a different more high tech way of doing it now?Just curious....
Bedding is only done under the action/receiver. Basically it should be done from the back screw to the part where barrel goes into the receiver. From there its recommended to extend the bedding about 2 1/2-3 inches towards the front of the stock.
The dollar bill trick you're talking about is to check your barrel "float". When barrel is toughing the stock it messes up your accuracy. So people sand/grind the part of the stock from the round chamber part of the barrel to the front of the stock. When properly done, the dollar bill will slide freely between the barrel and the stock.
JK Jedi
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You got it mixed up.
Bedding is only done under the action/receiver. Basically it should be done from the back screw to the part where barrel goes into the receiver. From there its recommended to extend the bedding about 2 1/2-3 inches towards the front of the stock.
The dollar bill trick you're talking about is to check your barrel "float". When barrel is toughing the stock it messes up your accuracy. So people sand/grind the part of the stock from the round chamber part of the barrel to the front of the stock. When properly done, the dollar bill will slide freely between the barrel and the stock.
Bedding is only done under the action/receiver. Basically it should be done from the back screw to the part where barrel goes into the receiver. From there its recommended to extend the bedding about 2 1/2-3 inches towards the front of the stock.
The dollar bill trick you're talking about is to check your barrel "float". When barrel is toughing the stock it messes up your accuracy. So people sand/grind the part of the stock from the round chamber part of the barrel to the front of the stock. When properly done, the dollar bill will slide freely between the barrel and the stock.