Pillar Bedding Time/Cost?
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Fast14riot
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Actual work, if its inlet appropriately, maybe 2.5-3 billable hours.
$265. & as long as it takes.
AlNyhus
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Morning, Don. Depending on how complete the inletting is and the action, I usually have about 5 hrs in a pillar bedded bolt in.
That includes making pillars, action screws, all the prep work, the actual bedding, post bedding detailing and whatever else needs addressing....trigger room in the stock, mill trigger guard for trigger clearance (if needed), etc.
Good shootin'
-Al
Alex Wheeler
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To do it right its not a quick job. Local Chevy dealer is 180 an hour. A good bedding job should run about a grand.Morning, Don. Depending on how complete the inletting is and the action, I usually have about 5 hrs in a pillar bedded bolt in.
That includes making pillars, action screws, all the prep work, the actual bedding, post bedding detailing and whatever else needs addressing....trigger room in the stock, mill trigger guard for trigger clearance (if needed), etc.
Good shootin'
xr650rRider
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Dammit. At least their $50,000 scanner gets Netflix.
I bought a MDT chassis and put my 6.5x47L in it. Shot it yesterday and shooting 0.26 moa at 300 yards. No bedding, no pillars.
Another good reason not to drive a Chevy.
I was making so much money bedding stocks for other people I just had to quit.
Jud96
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Lol call Ford and Dodge, see what they charge. Some dealerships are $200+/hour. His point is people will pay $180/hr for their brakes to be fixed, but when a gunsmith charges for his time people wince.
I was joking.
Alex Wheeler
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I knew you were joking, no one drives a ford on purpose lol.
Clancy
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Alex Wheeler
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I don't do a lot of stock work as I stay busy with barrel and action work, and Im trying to keep lead times down. But if I had do a stand alone bedding job it would be. But I only do bedding when Im doing a full build. So its usually an inlet and bed. Im not talking about a skim bed on an inletted McMillan, ext.
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Gary in MD
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Hey, I resemble that remark LOL
Coyotefurharvester
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Never a chev/dodge in my garage.
Like looking at tail lights eh?
Man! I'm going to have to increase my prices a whole LOT! I only do the work for a few good friends or myself though.
jds holler
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I don't charge much, but I take a long time, and I'm not very good. Let me know if you're interested. jd 
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Alex Wheeler
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If your putting out world class work you should, not all bedding jobs should be priced the same.
Excellent. I have a carcano that I want to use in short range bench rest. It has some issues but not sure if it is the bedding or the pitted bore. Send me your shipping address and we'll get this thing winning by at least next season.I don't charge much, but I take a long time, and I'm not very good. Let me know if you're interested. jd
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