Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

[The Mechanic]

Was going to attempt the bedding of my 10/22 to a Tacticool stock. Have everything I need but not sure of the spots to bed. On rimfirecentral they have a few methods but no one really seems to say the one that works the best. Almost to the point that I am considering just not bedding it at all.
Some seem to bed a couple inches of the barrel some the barrel and the receiver, some just the receiver, some float the receiver and do a large amount of barrel.

So anyone have REAL success and care to share an open stock picture?
Thanks in advance.

 

[justin amateur]

Re: Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

Seeing as it's a laminate stock, instead of full bedding job, try epoxy shimming
to stabilize the receiver and barrel instead. Small amount of thickened 5 minute epoxy
applied at spots where it will do the most good.
We're not talking about centerfire recoil loads here.

Not enough wood to attempt a full bedding job in my 455 stock
so I epoxy shimmed the receiver to the stock instead. Works well.

btw, the barrel support shim on a 10/22 should start about an inch and a half
forward of the receiver and be about an inch and a half long.
I believe that is where the center of gravity of the receiver/barrel assembly is located.

 

[TonyAngel]

Re: Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

I did one that actually allowed me to completely freefloat the barrel.

First, I milled a semi circular groove in the back to act as a hold.

I then cut a small groove to act as a recoil lug.

I pillar bedded the action screw hole.

I then milled 1/8" all the way around the space for the receiver and bedded it with JB Weld.

It shoots pretty good.

It actually shoots better than any out of the box Savage, Marlin, CZ etc.; but of course, I spent a lot more on it too.

 

[The Mechanic]

Re: Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

So the grove on the back of the receiver does not "lock up" the receiver in the stock?

 

[TonyAngel]

Re: Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

The groove on the receiver does lock up the receiver in the stock. That was the purpose.

Or maybe I misunderstood the question. The lug at the back of the receiver does not keep you from being able to remove the action from the stock. The lug at the back, in conjunction with the recoil lug serve to keep the action in the same place in the stock. This was the only way that I could completely free float the barrel and not get any movement of the action in the stock.

 

[thickstrings]

Re: Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

Tony A...thats a great solution...I have tried it on your advice awhile back....the rear, not the front lug....Here is another way that has come out recently... http://www.coolguyguns.com/Receiver-rear-tang_p_105.html I might have to try this also...

 

[TonyAngel]

Re: Anyone attempt bedding a 10/22 to a Tacticool?

thickstrings, I wonder if that can be adapted to a Ruger receiver. Heck, for $22, I'll order one and see if it will work.