Removing old bedding?
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kyotekiller25
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Here's some more pictures of the whole stock and what all had to be done just to get it into my action.
This is a hack job for bedding a $1200 stock IMHO. And I don't even know much about it, but it looks like trash to me, especially in the recoil lug area. Looks like a 4 year old chiseled the crap out of it, and it's not even straight!!
This is a hack job for bedding a $1200 stock IMHO. And I don't even know much about it, but it looks like trash to me, especially in the recoil lug area. Looks like a 4 year old chiseled the crap out of it, and it's not even straight!!
kyotekiller25
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I can't even get the POS back together now...Neither action screw is lining up. I'm gonna go to bed before I throw it against the wall...Done with it.
Get ahold of Crimson, or one of the other guys tomorrow and see what the cost and turn around time looks like.
Get ahold of Crimson, or one of the other guys tomorrow and see what the cost and turn around time looks like.
I don't care if it's an identical action from the same manufacturer. If it's other than the one used for the original bedding the old bedding is removed and completely redone. A dremel/rotary tool with sanding drums and carbide burrs makes short work of the old epoxy. "New" epoxy has a tenuous mechanical bond to old at best- it's just not worth the risk for me, and there can still be very minor dimensional differences between receivers.
AlNyhus
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kyotekiller25:
The original bedding shows that whoever did it lacked a basic understanding of bedding...and what we're trying to accomplish when doing it.
A harder truth is that many excellent 'smiths and builders that do excellent metal work fall well short of the mark when it comes to bedding. Not a popular thing to say, but there it is. Really well done bedding takes an inordinate amount of time to do. Plus, most customers simply can't understand and/or won't pay the tab for the time that's involved to do such a job.
Here's a good example of that. This one came to me when the owner was having some issues. Removing the barrelled action, it was clear to see not only the problem...but the cause of the problem. Again, a basic understanding of bedding and how recoil forces are managed, was clearly lacking by the company that did the stock work.
You don't want to to know what the owner paid to have the stock work done!
Well done bedding doesn't have to be beautiful to be functional. But a good craftsman will deliver a good looking job, too. I've seen bedding jobs that looked like they should be hanging in the Louvre in Paris that were just nasty things, when it came to residual stress and poor on target performance.
There are talented 'no names' that do a first class job. And lots of 'big names' that should be farming out the bedding to those that will do a first class job for their customers. Do your home work.
Keep us posted, ok? A well done project is only a craftsman away!
Good shootin'
-Al
The original bedding shows that whoever did it lacked a basic understanding of bedding...and what we're trying to accomplish when doing it.
A harder truth is that many excellent 'smiths and builders that do excellent metal work fall well short of the mark when it comes to bedding. Not a popular thing to say, but there it is. Really well done bedding takes an inordinate amount of time to do. Plus, most customers simply can't understand and/or won't pay the tab for the time that's involved to do such a job.
Here's a good example of that. This one came to me when the owner was having some issues. Removing the barrelled action, it was clear to see not only the problem...but the cause of the problem. Again, a basic understanding of bedding and how recoil forces are managed, was clearly lacking by the company that did the stock work.
You don't want to to know what the owner paid to have the stock work done!Well done bedding doesn't have to be beautiful to be functional. But a good craftsman will deliver a good looking job, too. I've seen bedding jobs that looked like they should be hanging in the Louvre in Paris that were just nasty things, when it came to residual stress and poor on target performance.
There are talented 'no names' that do a first class job. And lots of 'big names' that should be farming out the bedding to those that will do a first class job for their customers. Do your home work.
Keep us posted, ok? A well done project is only a craftsman away!
Good shootin'
-Al
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Aero
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^^^
kyotekiller25
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Got a hold of Johnny at Crimson and he said to send it his way and he'll get it taken care of.
Thanks for all the recommendations guys. It should be in good hands now.
I'll keep ya'll posted and hopefully all goes smooth.
Thanks for all the recommendations guys. It should be in good hands now.
I'll keep ya'll posted and hopefully all goes smooth.
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