I own and use, on a custom 31" heavy varmint contour 300 wsm, the prototype of this new vented aluminum barrel block now in production by an established firearm trade professional machinist whose work is the industry standard for machining the internals of 1919 Brownings. He has both vented and un-vented models and shortly will have larger diameters and larger blocks for .40 cal and above rifles. There is gunsmith, trade) pricing and a good value list price. No, I am not selling them just alerting you to great new product from a high quality and reliable manufacturer that I use.
My experiences are that anyone can do an excellent and accurate bedding job the first time as only the lower block half is epoxy bedded to the stock and the receiver/action is free floated. This type of unit was used by the Iowa, National ) 2003 LG winner who also bedded the unit himself-- his first try.
There is scope clearance for large diameter objectives if we select our rings and bases carefully. For hot days and repeated rounds fired as in F class or on Edge type calibers this is a great way to go as high chamber temperatures are radiated away faster. His e-mail is BLPenley@aol.com. You will enjoy working with him. Cordially, Overbore
My experiences are that anyone can do an excellent and accurate bedding job the first time as only the lower block half is epoxy bedded to the stock and the receiver/action is free floated. This type of unit was used by the Iowa, National ) 2003 LG winner who also bedded the unit himself-- his first try.
There is scope clearance for large diameter objectives if we select our rings and bases carefully. For hot days and repeated rounds fired as in F class or on Edge type calibers this is a great way to go as high chamber temperatures are radiated away faster. His e-mail is BLPenley@aol.com. You will enjoy working with him. Cordially, Overbore
