barrel/action bedding

[kelseygress]

What are the pro,s) and con,s) of extending the action bedding to the first 2" forward of a Tubb recoil lug installed on Rem 700 SA. Cal is 22-250,converted to single shot by epox'ng a magazine filler in) and barrel is heavy varmint, 26" long.....using Dev-Con as bedding agent. Holland Pillars will be used.
How deep should/can bedding be done?
Dick

 

[Eddie Harren]

I usually do not bed any of the barrel. If you decide that you want to, do it. You can always remove it if you think it doesn't work out.

 

[tightneck]

The pro is that it helps support that Remington action that could flex under the stress of having a long heavy barrel installed on it. The Remy and other factory actions are not as strong as the customs and may benefit from this extra bedding. I have done it to all of my big game and varmint rifles over the years and I cant say it ever hurt accuracy. On a couple that I free floated because I was having problems, I quickly found out it wasnt the bedding under the barrel that caused the problems as they still wouldnt shoot. I say go ahead and do it and If you think its not a good thing, remove it as the previous poster suggested.

 

[mikeinct]

On the Savage Varmint tapers I think the weight of that barrel Vs the action bedding... an inch or two barrel bedding balances the weight & reduces strain on the whole set-up..My rem 700 with a hart barrel {more modest taper} has the first inch bedded also.My Sako varmint has so little epoxy in there I'd say it's bare..So far it shot a few good groups...I'm not a benchrest shooter...but it seems to work for my .3 to .2 size group ability...one of these days I want to put one in a glue up action/first inch or so of barrel ...locked right down in there...Lately loose action screws seem to get the goofy things going on my varmint rigs..mike in ct