Gunsmithing quick question about bedding

[jacq220]

so here in a hour or two after i get two scopes mounted i am going to be trying my hand in my first bedding job... its a savage action in .458 socom for legal deer hunting in Indiana. its going into a stockade gun stocks mule deer stock. i am pretty sure i have everything prepped 100 percent and have dropped the action in several times to make sure it will go smooth....
now for the question.
how long should i let the devcon steel cure before i try to clean up the edges? how long until i remove the barreled action?

 

[treebasher]

Re: quick question about bedding

Here is a tutorial by William Roscoe of Louisiana Precision Rifles, LLC.

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1167022#Post1167022

Personally I have been using the adjustable pillar bedding system from Score High Gunsmithing and have had great success.

http://www.scorehi.com/main.htm#Adjustable%20pillars

Take some pictures and let us know how it turns out.

 

[jacq220]

Re: quick question about bedding

thanks..... that worked
next question
also i am using kiwi clear shoe polish as a release agent, and i might spray some one shot over that just to be sure.... this good enough?

 

[deadly0311]

Re: quick question about bedding

the kiwi polish will work just fine, just use two thin coats

 

[jacq220]

Re: quick question about bedding

here goes.... two pics of prep taken.... will add my photo's to wnroscoe's thread when i am done..... thanks for the last minute reassurance guys.

 

[treebasher]

Re: quick question about bedding

Let the Devcon set-up to a clay like consistency before cleaning it up. You will know when it is ready because it will not be sticky any more and any excess will come right off.

I'm horribly messy when playing with epoxy so I mask my entire stock to make clean up a little easier.

I've watched videos of the pros doing it and they hardly have any clean-up to deal with. I don't know what kind of voodoo they use but I would like some.

Be sure to use plenty of clay, I managed to glue in my floorplate on the last rifle I did. Missed the hinge pin hole and it created a great mechanical lock

 

[jacq220]

Re: quick question about bedding

after having added the epoxy, i think i was a tiny tiny bit to sparing on a small portion of one side as it didnt bubble over... its damn near the top, but didnt flow over.... i think i started clean up a bit to soon but will wait another 30 minutes or so next time.... and next time i will definatly be taping the whole stock.

 

[jacq220]

Re: quick question about bedding

here she is... will also post this in the other thread