I have a Remington 700 sps .308 and am wanting to bed the stock. Newbie To the whole bedding world i was wondering if you could use JB Weld in place of other bedding materials. I have read about the devcon and that it is machinable once cured but jb weld is a 2 part epoxyh just like the devcon and i was just wondering if it would work.
Gunsmithing Bedding
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Re: Bedding
If this is the SPS with the cheap plastic stock don't even bother until you get a better stock. When you do use Devcon.
If this is the SPS with the cheap plastic stock don't even bother until you get a better stock. When you do use Devcon.
Re: Bedding
http://www.charm.net/~kmarsh/glasbed.html
The link is to an evaluation of various bedding products. Be warned, MicroBed is no longer made to my knowledge.
Hope this helps you decide what to use. Good luck.
http://www.charm.net/~kmarsh/glasbed.html
The link is to an evaluation of various bedding products. Be warned, MicroBed is no longer made to my knowledge.
Hope this helps you decide what to use. Good luck.
Re: Bedding
I am no expert on bedding rifles, but have done a good number. I used the JB weld on one or two. It gave a great finish is pretty darn tuff, is not susceptible to softening from solvents. I would say bed away. But like the previous poster advised get a better stock and use devcon. But the JB in the tupperware will be good practice.
I am no expert on bedding rifles, but have done a good number. I used the JB weld on one or two. It gave a great finish is pretty darn tuff, is not susceptible to softening from solvents. I would say bed away. But like the previous poster advised get a better stock and use devcon. But the JB in the tupperware will be good practice.
Re: Bedding
Or buy yourself some accraglass, it's cheaper than Devcon. If you need a good tutorial check out wnroscoe's thread or a thread that I wrote...it's somewhere here in the gunsmithing section just do a search.
And I agree this will be good practice for you.
Or buy yourself some accraglass, it's cheaper than Devcon. If you need a good tutorial check out wnroscoe's thread or a thread that I wrote...it's somewhere here in the gunsmithing section just do a search.
And I agree this will be good practice for you.
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I'm not really sure but i am pretty sure that the stock is the plain jain sps, with the regular barrel. With the reply of get a new stock what would be a budget friendly synthetic im not looking for a tack driver a 1000 yards but i would like to be able to nail a deer at 300. The ranges around my area only go to about 100 yards so no real long distance range bench shooting available.
I'm not really sure but i am pretty sure that the stock is the plain jain sps, with the regular barrel. With the reply of get a new stock what would be a budget friendly synthetic im not looking for a tack driver a 1000 yards but i would like to be able to nail a deer at 300. The ranges around my area only go to about 100 yards so no real long distance range bench shooting available.
Re: Bedding
New H&S take off's should run $225-$300
A B&C will cost about $225-$250
A Manners $400-$500ish (options avilable)
New H&S take off's should run $225-$300
A B&C will cost about $225-$250
A Manners $400-$500ish (options avilable)
Re: Bedding
If spending 200 is out of the question because the funds aren't available would it be worth bedding the factory stock. I may someday upgrade the stock but right now money is tight. i just purchased the rifle with a Nikon Prostaff 3*9*40 for 400 so justifying it with the wife would be out of the question. Just wondering if i should waste the time in the factory one or wait till i can afford an aftermarket.
If spending 200 is out of the question because the funds aren't available would it be worth bedding the factory stock. I may someday upgrade the stock but right now money is tight. i just purchased the rifle with a Nikon Prostaff 3*9*40 for 400 so justifying it with the wife would be out of the question. Just wondering if i should waste the time in the factory one or wait till i can afford an aftermarket.
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If you are looking to make some "do-it-yourself" improvements to a new rifle I would adjust the trigger and call it a day. The factory SPS stocks are a complete hunk of shit. If you are just looking to have a solid deer blaster than a trigger job and range time should more than suffice. It's not hard to make a kill shot on a deer at 300 yards. If you miss at that range it is not the rifle
Good luck and enjoy your new rifle.
Ern
If you are looking to make some "do-it-yourself" improvements to a new rifle I would adjust the trigger and call it a day. The factory SPS stocks are a complete hunk of shit. If you are just looking to have a solid deer blaster than a trigger job and range time should more than suffice. It's not hard to make a kill shot on a deer at 300 yards. If you miss at that range it is not the rifle
Good luck and enjoy your new rifle.
Ern
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: o6inferno</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If spending 200 is out of the question because the funds aren't available would it be worth bedding the factory stock. I may someday upgrade the stock but right now money is tight. i just purchased the rifle with a Nikon Prostaff 3*9*40 for 400 so justifying it with the wife would be out of the question. Just wondering if i should waste the time in the factory one or wait till i can afford an aftermarket. </div></div>
Just bed the stock, and if the forearm doesn't free-float then bed the forearm as well.The only difference at that point will be that the stock is...plastic. Don't go thinking that you'll be stuck with a crap rifle till you buy a McMillan. Plenty of people shoot half MOA with those rifles properly bedded.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: o6inferno</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If spending 200 is out of the question because the funds aren't available would it be worth bedding the factory stock. I may someday upgrade the stock but right now money is tight. i just purchased the rifle with a Nikon Prostaff 3*9*40 for 400 so justifying it with the wife would be out of the question. Just wondering if i should waste the time in the factory one or wait till i can afford an aftermarket. </div></div>
Just bed the stock, and if the forearm doesn't free-float then bed the forearm as well.The only difference at that point will be that the stock is...plastic. Don't go thinking that you'll be stuck with a crap rifle till you buy a McMillan. Plenty of people shoot half MOA with those rifles properly bedded.
