Pillar or Glass bedding help!

[toby]

Ok, I need some help on either a Pillar job or Glass bedding job and though I am capable of being able to do 1000's of things this is an area I have never chartered. I recently completed a custom stock of which I shared here and would like to get it bedded. Anyone here with the know how and tools interested? It's a Savage action.

[Rosebud22]

I have access to a lathe so I use brass to make the pillars. Bedded several of my rifles. My advise, tape off and use release agent on very thing you don't want epoxy on. I mean "everything". I use PVA for release agent, seems to work the best. You can get it at TAP plastics. I use two coats. Let dry for about 1/2 hr depending on temp. Most epoxy is about the same, strength wise. If it is your first time, use slow setting so you have plenty of work time before it starts to setup. It will take 12-24hrs to fully cure. Don't rush it. Let setup fully before taking out the action. Fun project. Best of luck

[toby]

Looking for someone interested in performing the work for me.

[slamfire1]

The 6.5 Swede action was in a wooden stock. For this rifle, and someone else confirmed their rifle was similar, Remington created a raised area in the barrel channel which created a pressure point. I like free floated barrels. When a barrel heats up it will expand. If there is a pressure point, or a bearing point on the barrel, as the barrel expands, the pressure against the barrel changes. This will cause a change in a point of impact.

So with stock channel tools, I scraped the barrel channel, removing the pressure point, and created a clearance so the barrel no longer touched the left side of the barrel channel. I suspect the left side of the barrel touching the stock created a lot of side to side movements. But not all. If the recoil lug is free to slide around in the stock, the action will shift during recoil.






After glassbedding, in my opinion it shot much better. These targets were fired fast, about five shots under a minute, maybe two. I racked the bolt and shot if the crosshairs looked good. The barrel was hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch.

[glockman19]

Looking for someone interested in performing the work for me.

I did the same thing... had someone else do it correctly. I had my M1A Loaded upgraded to a National Match and for $45+ shipping. It was glass bedded at the factory.

I would call savage and have it done at the factory where it should be covered by warranty too.