Gunsmithing bed barrel, free float action???

[skog]

I have seen and heard about several 10/22 builds that are set up like this. Straight barrel that is drilled and tapped for new action screws a couple of inches in either direction of the balance point of the barreled action. The barrel is bedded between the drilled and tapped ares and the rest of the barrel and action has a very generous free float relief. Any body ever build a gun, either rimfire or centerfire like this? Is this just a gimmick? My guess is they did it this way to support a very heavy barrel in an action that could not support it.

skog

 

[RADcustom]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

There are many ways to skin that cat. This is one and yes, it works with the 10/22 if done correctly.

I have never seen a center fire done this way.

 

[bsp212]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

I've seen a few benchrest centerfire rifles like this. I have no idea how well it worked but someone will probably chime in soon.

 

[Sakoboy]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

Jerry Teo's F Class rifle has a free floating action with the barrel in a barrel block.
www.6mmbr.com/gunweek075.html

 

[Revenge Seeker]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

Doing this seems like possibly the most accurate choice.

 

[jimurphy]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

I have done it with a 10/22 and a very heavy Douglas barrel, shoots great. With a .22 rimfire there isn't much recoil involved, a centerfire round would probably need a barrel block.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

I have seen C/FC and R/F rifles built with barrel block bedding, and most of them are exceedingly accurate. Part of the reason is that the barrel's polar moment of inertia is shorter. IMHO, for the R/F, this is a wise course.

But if the scope is mounted to the action, then the barrel block absolutely needs to be extended rearward and pillared to link the action's orientation solidly with the barrel's; or POI's will wander unpredictably.

Greg

 

[Bolosniper]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

I have built a number of competition rifles using the barrel bedding block method. You will notice that the barrel block is directly in front of the receiver shoulder and is the only contact point in the stock. It is a very stiff and stable method of bedding a barreled action assembly, and performance is excellent.

 

[rankroddin250]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

Seems to me that a bedded barrel on a 10/22 could be a cost efective cure for "barrel droop" with out threading the barrel to the action. Personaly I see no advantage to free floating the action tho I would proably bed the entire action and barrel.

Might be worth inletting a factory wood stock and experimenting with it before ruining an expensive after market stock if the results arent what you where wanting.

 

[stan462]

Re: bed barrel, free float action???

Take a look at the Blaser 338 Lapua.