Bedding Material

[bdale]

What would be the easiest material to use for a rookie , thought I would try my luck at bedding an action. Have heard of people using liquid steel or maybe it was JB weld or some thing. The present bedding job does not have the action bedded level with the under side of the flat forend on this particular stock, would like to get it level it's off just a tick but it bothers me. Thanks ???

 

[jsthntn247]

Marine tex

 

[watercam]

JB works well as well. Personally I like Devcon Steel but not for your first try.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

I use the Devcon liquid steel 10110. I follow the Richard Franklin video..

http://www.6mmbr.com/pillarbedding.html

 

[Dgd6mm]

I use the Devcon liquid steel 10110. I follow the Richard Franklin video..

http://www.6mmbr.com/pillarbedding.html

+1

 

[hogpatrol]

+2 Devcon Plastic Steel Epoxy Putty 10110. I get it from Amazon, clicking through this site. I use neutral shoe polish for a release agent & Walmart's clay.

 

[Dgd6mm]

+2 Devcon Plastic Steel Epoxy Putty 10110. I get it from Amazon, clicking through this site. I use neutral shoe polish for a release agent & Walmart's clay.

ditto

 

[bdale]

Have watched a couple video's on bedding and I don't see where they make sure the stock is perfectly level before they bed the action, I would think that having the stock level like you would have it running in your front rest would be desirable so that your scope and action wouldn't be canted either left or right what am I missing ???

 

[BoydAllen]

Generally, before bedding is done, in the process of setting up the stock, some sort of reference points are either left standing as material is removed, or put in place temporarily so that the action will end up in the desired position in the stock. For round actions one thing that is checked is how the trigger is centered in its mortise. Also, there is the matter of the action screws being centered in the trigger guard or floor plate mortise. Having an action exactly level with the bottom of the stock, to the exact degree is not important to accuracy. It should be as close as possible, but it is not super critical. I knew one fellow that had a secret "cheat" in that he would set his rest up purposely off level so that the forend would tend to come to rest against one side of his front bag. This allowed him to run no side tension, which he believe gave him better results. He did well in matches.

In any case, for benchrest type stocks, something that IS important is that the CL of the barreled action be parallel with the CLs of the bag tracking surfaces of the stock, and that those be parallel with each other. The reason that I mention this is that it is common for gunsmiths to center barrels in existing stock inletting rather than setting the barreled action up properly in relation to the stocks bag tracking surfaces. Of course this cannot be done for non-benchrest stocks that have cast off.

 

[R.Morehouse]

Scope High and Kiwi polish for release as mentioned.... 8)