Purpose of different bedding type stuffs and alternatives.

[Cross]

If I understand correctly bedding an action and barrel in glass has the purpose of keeping the stock from warping due to heat and bedding the action in aluminum provides rigidness.Well what about ceramic?Ceramic is used to make engine blocks for Indy racers,it is light in weight,strong and heat resistant.Has anyone ever tried it before?I was thinking of doing this experiment with an old Mosin Nagant rifle that my Mom got me for Christmas one year.These rifles are plentiful and inexpensive so it is no big deal.The rifle has put 10 shots in a circle slightly less than a half in across at 50 yards with it's crappy fixed open sights without any prior modification to the weapon.Any opinions on this idea?

 

[Cross]

Thanks for the tip and the info.What do you think of my ceramic bedding block idea?

 

[NeilNE]

Go for it and let us know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cross]

Based on what you have said I think I will mix the ceramic with epoxy rather than water to attempt to make it less brittle.I'll try to make a bedding bock and fire it in a kiln seperate from the stock and then install it with jb weld.Just some crazy ideas.You know wht they say"Necessity is the mother of invention".

 

[Scott7m]

Yeah catshooter is right......

If it ain't broke don't fix it!! There is products on the market designed to do the job correctly, if there was any merit to your methods I'm sure it would have already been tried.

Even if it did work it's a whole lot of work for nothing..

 

[AlNyhus]

I'm aware of at least one very well known and talented accuracy 'smith that did some work using ceramics as a bedding compound. I know it's no longer being done in that shop as there were too many downsides with no real gain.

For what it's worth. -Al

 

[Spotcheck_Billy]

No sense in trying to re-invent the wheel. Spend your time and resources on something that you'll benefit from.

Time at the range and at the loading bench come immediately to mind.