Bedding a rifle,. how much does it help ?

[AKD]

Is the accuracy gain noticed when u bed a rifle ?

 

[Mystic Precision]

YES..... if its done properly.

Jerry

 

[Dogleg]

Maybe, if there was something wrong with the bedding in the first place. I bed all my rifles, but some that already shot well didn`t show any improvement. I want them bedded and floated anyway, holding zero is another important aspect of accuracy.

 

[doemaster]

Is there any measurable gain then, in bedding and glueing the action in .I`m in the process of building a new rifle .

 

[KDX]

I have a Model 12 on the way that is pillar bedded. Would there be any advantage to bedding it?

 

[Mystic Precision]

keep it from rattling around in the stock.

You'll see...

Jerry

 

[Hungry]

If you don't glass bed with Devcon, yer #### will fall off...

Nah, just pullin' yer leg. Glass bedding reduces all the bouncing around (metal is very elastic) the barreled action does during the explosion (hey, the cartridge is literally a pipe bomb in a tight chamber with ONE Exit point). This gives rise to a consistent and predictable vibration pattern, thus the desired shot to shot uniformity.

Wow, that was a mouthful....

Sound clear ?

 

[dryfire]

That's a fairly apt description ! Even if the rifle is a performer now without bedding - there's no harm in bedding it to remove a possible variable in the future, to extract further possible gain and to create considerable peace of mind; all resulting in greater confidence in one's equipment !
And BTW, if you don't use Devcon -the Extenze will never work

 

[pilgrim]

shoot it first.....than do action bedding....you will see the difference....

actually, it helps

 

[Leeper]

doemaster,
Gluing the action in, subsequent to bedding, can be a very effective rifle building technique. I think it may be the easiest way to produce a sub 1/4 moa rifle. A properly bedded screw-in can work as well but is a bit more difficult to achieve. The glue-in is far from a panacea however. A poor glue job will shoot just as poorly as any other poor job.
For a long time the glue-in was almost universal among BR shooters and glue-ins out number screw-ins even today so it must still be viable. Regards, Bill

 

[Dave42]

Is the accuracy gain noticed when u bed a rifle ?

In most cases. YES

 

[Ian Robertson]

Like I always say, does it shoot and if it shoots it shoots!, but it might not shoot tomorrow. But if I was given a factory gun I would bed it (properly) and float the barrel before I even wasted one shot. I may go into the business of bedding factory guns one day!