Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

[Wannashootit]

I thought (can't find anything with searching) that I have read several posts about <span style="font-style: italic">not</span> bedding the rear tang of a Savage action.

Just finished this stock, and fully bedded it tang to barrel nut...

First range trip shot decent for factory Prvi (bought it mainly for the brass)- but there's always room for improvement. Like to hear from anyone that's had better consistency with free-floating the rear tang (and if you have a theory as to why that might be...)

 

[jkmccoy11]

Re: Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

all the savages i have had have always been beaded in a stock with a aluminum bedding block never went any farther than that but i can tell you that my gun was real picky with the way the rear of the action was bedded i ended up removing material from the tang area to free float it and it seemed to shoot a little more consistent

 

[Got Diesel]

Re: Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

On a Savage the rear tang should be free floated because there is no mounting bolt that goes thru it like on a Remington. The bedding should really go between the recoil lug and the rear action screw.

Will it hurt anything? Can't say. It depends on how stress free your bedding job was.

 

[Hunt4life]

Re: Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

PPU sux in my rifle. Buy a box of Fed GMM and check the results.

 

[Wannashootit]

Re: Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

Thanks. I'll Dremel out the epoxy under the tang, float it and see what happens. I can always re-bed it if the unexpected happens. Diesel- thanks- makes sense because of the location of the rear action screw.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hunt4life</div><div class="ubbcode-body">PPU sux in my rifle. Buy a box of Fed GMM and check the results. </div></div>

I only shot the PPU because I wanted the brass for reloading. I do the same thing for my Mosin sporter. 7-08 Winchester brass is $.50 a case, loaded PPU FMJ's are $.75... so I get to send some rounds to get a feel for the rifle at $.25 round.

I don't buy match ammo (FGGM or any other) because I handload...

 

[Hunt4life]

Re: Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

My point is do not assume it is a rifle issue. I have shot ppu through my match rifle and it is moa plus. With fgmm or handloads even I can get it to .3moa.

 

[Martin55]

Re: Do not bed the rear tang of a Savage action?

Thanks. I'll Dremel out the epoxy under the tang, float it and see what happens.