Another Stock Bedding Issue Thread

[RJHJR]

I tried my hand at bedding a hunting rifle. AG composites stock used and previously bedded but old bedding removed and cleaned out for new bedding. M5 bottom metal inlet with Hawkins M5 Oberndorf BDL. After bedding and clean up I checked bedding with dial indicator attached to barrel. Front screw gives me 0.004-0.005 discrepancy...not good! Rear screw is 0.000-0.001. Repeated several times without the bottom metal spring and without the internal mag box and same readings. NOW...I take the bottom metal out and screw the action in with the screws only tightened against the bottom of the pillars and the dial indicator is 0.002 on front screw and 0.001 on rear. Do I still have an issue with the bedding? Something tells me might be some torque with the bottom metal? I bedded the bottom metal also but same results. Need some advise even if it means starting over and reinstalling new pillar and re-bedding. Thanks in advance.

If it makes a difference...

Barrel taped at end of stock.
Only used the weight of the action to set the action in the stock for cure
Taped pilot screws for centering through pillars
Did NOT use bottom metal during bedding. Bedded bottom metal afterwards.

Actually, aesthetically everything came out very nice. but I want stress free obviously.

 

[paperpuncher]

Look for contact between the bottom metal and stock someplace other than right at the pillars. If the rifle has a internal mag box make sure the stamped metal mag box is not too long binding between bottom metal and the action

 

[msalm]

Check that the front of the trigger housing isn’t contacting the bottom metal. Happens occasionally on some combinations of trigger and bottom metal. If it’s a bdl, make sure there is movement of the mag box after things are torqued, that you can wiggle mag box up/down on both front and back of box.

 

[tobnpr]

Did you confirm barrel is completely free- floated ahead of the lug?

 

[Clancy]

I’m with the trigger touching or mag box contact crew.

If you repeated the test a few times and got the same result, it’s almost got to be.

 

[AlNyhus]

Check the clearance between the actions screws and pillars...and also between the action screws and bottom metal (where the screws pass through the bottom metal).

 

[DaveTooley]

Look for ANYTHING added to the action that might touch, trigger pin, bolt stop, trigger

 

[RJHJR]

Did you confirm barrel is completely free- floated ahead of the lug?

Yes. All the way to the lug.

 

[RJHJR]

I’m with the trigger touching or mag box contact crew.

If you repeated the test a few times and got the same result, it’s almost got to be.

I'll take a look when I get home this evening. Thanks.

 

[B Nettesheim]

Action screws too long??