Glass bedding a Savage mdl 12

[perry42]

I'm ready to glass bed a 308 Savage mdl 12 action. How far back from the action lug should I bed the action? Just past the front trigger screw all the way back?

perry42

 

[Deleted old_dood]

I'm ready to glass bed a 308 Savage mdl 12 action. How far back from the action lug should I bed the action? Just past the front trigger screw all the way back?

perry42

the former is correct. the tang should not be bedded,

 

[hoz53]

I'm ready to glass bed a 308 Savage mdl 12 action. How far back from the action lug should I bed the action? Just past the front trigger screw all the way back?

perry42

Yeah the tang is supposed to float on savages.

 

[memilanuk]

Yeah the tang is supposed to float on savages.

How far up are you defining as 'the tang'?

 

[hoz53]

How far up are you defining as 'the tang'?

I knew I shouldn't have posted this--Since you are a member of team Savage you certainly are better informed about it than I am so how should it be?

 

[memilanuk]

Hah! Not where I was going with this at all

The factory rifles are not bedded per se; don't think they have an official stance on that sort of thing.

I was just reading thru here and got to thinking about a couple rifles that I have that were bedded by very good, but traditional, gunsmiths... not Savage specialists. Pretty sure the tangs aren't free-floated but I'll check. I've always heard the thing about free-floating the tang, as much as .030".

Figured I'd ask someone who'd actually done it themselves

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Hah! Not where I was going with this at all

The factory rifles are not bedded per se; don't think they have an official stance on that sort of thing.

I was just reading thru here and got to thinking about a couple rifles that I have that were bedded by very good, but traditional, gunsmiths... not Savage specialists. Pretty sure the tangs aren't free-floated but I'll check. I've always heard the thing about free-floating the tang, as much as .030".

Figured I'd ask someone who'd actually done it themselves

Theres no point in bedding rear of the last pillar. However, I think the idea that it NEEDS to be floated has come from stress free bedding jobs that werent stress free

 

[hoz53]

Hah! Not where I was going with this at all

The factory rifles are not bedded per se; don't think they have an official stance on that sort of thing.

I was just reading thru here and got to thinking about a couple rifles that I have that were bedded by very good, but traditional, gunsmiths... not Savage specialists. Pretty sure the tangs aren't free-floated but I'll check. I've always heard the thing about free-floating the tang, as much as .030".

Figured I'd ask someone who'd actually done it themselves

Well I bedded to just past the rear guard screw. Seemed to shoot good. Since the tang just hangs there with no guard screw I didnt see any reason to cause myself problems by putting upward pressure on it. And like you I've heard many people leave clearance there. I don't think I'll be bedding anymore savages though so I won't be able to test this theory out some more.

 

[perry42]

Many THANKS for the replies. I think that the action will bed bedded from the barrel lug to just past the 3'rd action pillar. Again thanks for your input.

perry42

 

[hoz53]

Many THANKS for the replies. I think that the action will bed bedded from the barrel lug to just past the 3'rd action pillar. Again thanks for your input.

perry42

Best bed it just past 2nd pillar which is in front of the trigger guard.

 

[memilanuk]

@hoz53 thats pretty much what @perry42 said... just depends if you have a target action with three pillars or a repeater with two.

 

[hoz53]

@hoz53 thats pretty much what @perry42 said... just depends if you have a target action with three pillars or a repeater with two.

Ok I was thinking of the repeater Sorry to OP for any confusion