I've watched several videos of people removing stock material before bedding, and several of them have unique techniques. What are the essential parts of the stock to remove material from prior to bedding?
Gunsmithing Best way to remove stock material prior bedding?
- Thread starter goodgorilla
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The action area, but leaving the bottom alone. In other words where the action bolts/screws come up from the bottom. So, just a little on the sides. You can use a wood dowel wrapped in course sand paper, and go slow. You're not trying to remove much, maybe .010 to .015 ". The barrel channel can also be relieved this way with the proper size dowel. This is assuming you don't have the proper had tools for inletting stocks by hand, or a mill. This is the cheap, and easy way that works as long as you take your time to get where you're going.
What holes do you need to open up?
Edit - I got this mixed up with pillar bedding. My stock will already have pillars installed in it. After researching more, it looks like I should remove content as follows:
1. Optimum recess = 1.5mm to 2.0mm
2. Leave the end of the trang alone (so the rifle will have an index point after putting the action in the epoxy, the other reference point is the tape around the barrel?). But a little past the trang, remove content.
3. I'm not certain about what to do with the recoil lug area. I am thinking about making a small slope on the rear (chamfer?).
4. Action sides, using sandpaper.
5. I will ruff up the surfaces after removing the proper depth.
6. A little in front of the recoil lug area. I'm not sure how far to go. I am guessing that it is just an estimate depending on the contour. I will have to take a look how far the barrel goes strait before curving, then choose a length that would look like it would provide some counter balance to the rest of the bedding job.
Edit - I got this mixed up with pillar bedding. My stock will already have pillars installed in it. After researching more, it looks like I should remove content as follows:
1. Optimum recess = 1.5mm to 2.0mm
2. Leave the end of the trang alone (so the rifle will have an index point after putting the action in the epoxy, the other reference point is the tape around the barrel?). But a little past the trang, remove content.
3. I'm not certain about what to do with the recoil lug area. I am thinking about making a small slope on the rear (chamfer?).
4. Action sides, using sandpaper.
5. I will ruff up the surfaces after removing the proper depth.
6. A little in front of the recoil lug area. I'm not sure how far to go. I am guessing that it is just an estimate depending on the contour. I will have to take a look how far the barrel goes strait before curving, then choose a length that would look like it would provide some counter balance to the rest of the bedding job.
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