Gluing vs Bedding what's the difference?

[bgris]

I keep hearing gluing an action into a stock my question is how does this differ from bedding a rifle. I heard speedy say they dont even run action screws, I will still need to run action screws to hold my bottom metal into the rifle as well.

If I glue my action in can i still remove it?

I'm shooting PRS and I'm trying to eliminate all possibilities of my zero shifting. We are very hard on our rifles and with targets getting smaller and smaller every thing I can squeak out of my rifle is going to help.

 

[mudduck]

As long as you have good bedding you should be fine for PRS rifle in my opinion. If glued in you will not remove it easily

 

[Big Mc]

I keep hearing gluing an action into a stock my question is how does this differ from bedding a rifle. I heard speedy say they dont even run action screws, I will still need to run action screws to hold my bottom metal into the rifle as well.

If I glue my action in can i still remove it?

I'm shooting PRS and I'm trying to eliminate all possibilities of my zero shifting. We are very hard on our rifles and with targets getting smaller and smaller every thing I can squeak out of my rifle is going to help.

If you glu it a heat gun is your best friend. Tommy Mc. I have doe it both ways and really fine NO difference. Kind of a FORD V Chevy thing..

 

[RCE1]

I believe if you bed it first, you could always glue it in later, right?

 

[gmr4]

My gunsmith told me today gluing is better for accuracy by a little bit and some people do it for that little bit. If a find I’m getting close to the podium and need more accuracy i do it at that time. my gunsmith is a long range bench shooter…

 

[Dkk37058]

I guess it’s a personal preference I’ve never glued one in but I’ve bedded several. I like the option of taking it out of the stock without the extra trouble and they shoot just fine for me

 

[FNSafari]

Regardless of glue in or screws, the action needs to have a good bedding job. The advantage of screwing and pillars is its easy to remove from the stock to give to whomever is doing a new barrel for you...to check headspace while the barrel is still in the lathe.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Removing a glue in is easy. It just takes a clothes iron and about 15 minutes. Lay the iron on the scope base and typically, you'll hear and smell it a bit when it's ready to come out. Some newer irons shut themselves off. An old yard sale model works best. Actions with trigger hangers really pose rare reason to ever un-glue them but again...very easy to do. Not sure why it makes people nervous. I guess glue sounds permanent. It's not.

 

[tmwinds]

The most accurate rifle I’ve ever owned is glued and screwed. For a PRS rifle that may get bang around I would definitely use a glued and screwed if you decide to glue the action.

 

[Will Henry]

I did my first glue in in 1978. That coincided with the year I started winning. I still shot bedded rifles on occasion but there is no doubt in my mind, a glue in is better. This referencing a short range BR rifle. WH

 

[BoydAllen]

IMO with proper pillar bedding, any zero shift would be caused by the mount system or the scope itself.

 

[XTR]

I'm shooting PRS and I'm trying to eliminate all possibilities of my zero shifting. We are very hard on our rifles and with targets getting smaller and smaller every thing I can squeak out of my rifle is going to help.

Glueing is for Benchrest shooters trying to shoot the difference between fairy wings and pixie dust on a pin head. A properly torqued action in a quality stock or chassis isn’t going to move, at least not enough that anyone can see on a PRS rig, or any other for that matter except a quality BR rig in the hands of a skilled driver.

There are probably a hundred things that will help your game. Building a decent set of barricades and practicing a couple of hundred rounds a week being 1st on the list.

 

[cmysix]

Your shooting PRS, but you wouldn't ask the people you shoot with?

 

[bgris]

Your shooting PRS, but you wouldn't ask the people you shoot with?

Who's to say I haven't there's some PRS guys on here but i know that gluing is mostly popular in Fclass and Bench rest. Also if you're not in the front of what's being done you're behind.