Should the vertical face of the rear tang on a Howa be releived from bedding? What about the vertical sides along the action?
Gunsmithing Howa 1500 tang bedding
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Assuming you're mating the action to a conventional wood or fiberglass stock inlet, you should not bed the front vertical face of the rear tang. Bedding the bottom, rear and sides of the tang is OK. A good rule of thumb is that any forward-facing surfaces on the action should not be bedded; they should be taped over instead. The bottom of the action and the back of the recoil lug are the surfaces that do need to be solidly bedded.
I wouldn't bother trying to bed the sides of the action around the magazine well as there's so little surface to work with there. Forward of the magazine well, I would bed the sides and bottom of the action to include the first inch or so of the barrel before it begins to taper towards the muzzle, letting the rest of the barrel free-float.
If you're dropping the action into a quality chassis or a stock that has an aluminum bedding block, you should first see how your rifle shoots without bedding anything. There's a good chance you won't need to do it at all.
I won't claim to be an expert on the procedure, but I have successfully bedded a number of rifles before, including pillar bedding two Ruger M77's which are similar to the Howa in that they both have flat bottom receivers. I'd be happy to try to answer any more questions you might have on the subject.
I wouldn't bother trying to bed the sides of the action around the magazine well as there's so little surface to work with there. Forward of the magazine well, I would bed the sides and bottom of the action to include the first inch or so of the barrel before it begins to taper towards the muzzle, letting the rest of the barrel free-float.
If you're dropping the action into a quality chassis or a stock that has an aluminum bedding block, you should first see how your rifle shoots without bedding anything. There's a good chance you won't need to do it at all.
I won't claim to be an expert on the procedure, but I have successfully bedded a number of rifles before, including pillar bedding two Ruger M77's which are similar to the Howa in that they both have flat bottom receivers. I'd be happy to try to answer any more questions you might have on the subject.
I’m glad I saw this. I’m milling a chassis for a Howa 1500 and wasn’t sure if the tapered bit on the recoil lug needed to be bedded.
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