Rifle position while bedding is curing?

[AWLEAPHART]

Hello everyone,
After bedding do you let your rifle cure laying horizontally in maybe a gun cleaning holder like a Tipton or standing it vertically on the recoil pad?
A Leaphart

 

[AlNyhus]

Dead level and square side to side. -Al

 

[Dusty Stevens]

have you been watching youtube to see a vertical bedding?

 

[AlNyhus]

have you been watching youtube to see a vertical bedding?

 

[DaveTooley]

Horizonal with the barrel supported at the end of the forearm. Action screws backed out a turn or more after using them to pull the action into place.

 

[AWLEAPHART]

have you been watching youtube to see a vertical bedding?

I have seen gun smith in the past bed and stand the rifle up vertically for curing back in the mid 90s.Hunting rifles no Bench Rest rifles. I was thinking of trying that way one time and see how it comes out. Back then they put tape on the front and bottom of recoil lug. Most people now just do bottom and sides.

 

[AlNyhus]

I have seen gun smith in the past bed and stand the rifle up vertically for curing back in the mid 90s.Hunting rifles no Bench Rest rifles. I was thinking of trying that way one time and see how it comes out. Back then they put tape on the front and bottom of recoil lug. Most people now just do bottom and sides.

Just as a starter...you want gravity working for you, not against you, when it comes to the epoxy flowing and conforming to the action and stock while it cures.

Let's back up and start from the start. Describe the barrelled action, stock and bottom metal you're working with and let's go from there. There are quite a few on here that do very good bedding jobs so you're sure to get some good guidance.

Good shootin' -Al

 

[Toptom]

This is a subject I’ve wondered also. I’m no expert but my guns I’ve done I’ve sat level in a gun cradle to dry. I have thought of trying the technique I seen in the bedding tutorial on this sight by Richard Franklin where he turns the gun upside down while curing. That would make sense to me because it should take stress off the stock and allow it to set up with zero influence but never tried it.

 

[Carl S]

I always leave the rifle horizontal and sides square and the screws slightly backed off when everything is snug and cleaned up..no problems.thats the position your rifle should be in when shooting it.not upside down or in a vertical position.dont fight gravity,work with it.

 

[AWLEAPHART]

I have done bedding jobs in the past. I just seen one cured vertical years ago and was just wondering if any other person has tried that out. It’s one of those things that just pops up in my mind when Im do a bedding job.

 

[AWLEAPHART]

Have any of you had to mill spots out at the recoil lug so the stock is not pinching. Little cut on each side of the lug.
Recoil lug is wide as the stock.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Ive never seen a lug as wide as the stock. If it was me id change lugs or mill it down

 

[AlNyhus]

A recoil lug that's as wide as the stock...???

 

[big5ifty]

Recoil lug is wide as the stock.

Stock is too narrow for the rifle.

 

[DaveTooley]

yes to widen and lengthen the inletting for the lug. There's no science to it but some people love humongous recoil lugs.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

yes to widen and lengthen the inletting for the lug. There's no science to it but some people love humongous recoil lugs.

I have one of those huge ones like 1” thick ive always kept on the bench. I think badger made it way back

 

[STS]

I have one of those huge ones like 1” thick ive always kept on the bench. I think badger made it way back

The certainly would limit the options for setting a barrel back wouldn't it.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

The certainly would limit the options for setting a barrel back wouldn't it.

Its so big its cartoonish

 

[Bob3700]

On several single shot actions I have that were designed for a sandwiched recoil lug, I delete that lug and make a steel block that installs on the bottom , mid action.
This makes switching bbls. a bit simpler And provides an ample recoil surface.