Bedding a sendero

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Has anyone bedded a sendero? I know it has the aluminum block throughout. Just curious if anyone has done it and wether or not it's made a difference
 
knockturnal said:
Used the search function but couldn't find anything on it.

Has anyone bedded a sendero? I know it has the aluminum block throughout. Just curious if anyone has done it and wether or not it's made a difference
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We bed every rifle we sell, includeing those with aluminum bedding blocks. We have proven time and again that this DOES improve the accuracy considerably. Typically proper bedding will cut a group size by 50%

If you want to see how precisely the stock and barrelled action fit, loosen the bottom metal screws a turn and you will be able to move the action around about 1/16"
Bedding blocks are more designed for stock rigidity and ease of the rifle manufacturer simply dropping the barrelled action into the stock with no fitting required. They are not doing this to make the rifle shoot better, bedding blocks are a cheap easy way for a manufacturer to solve a production problem.
 
After you bed it you'll see just how little that aluminum "bedding" block contacts the action. I bedded my .223 with an HS precision stock. After the bedding job you could plainly see that there were only three small areas that the action touched the beding block. I just did as ATR has suggested skimmed a coat of bedding on. Worked like a charm.
 
and devcon is a good start? i wouldnt even know where to begin with that. ive read lots of articles but ive also seen what some guys have done to their rifles. the last thing i want to do is have to put it in the freezer and hit it with a hammer to break it loose.
 
knockturnal said:
and devcon is a good start? i wouldnt even know where to begin with that. ive read lots of articles but ive also seen what some guys have done to their rifles. the last thing i want to do is have to put it in the freezer and hit it with a hammer to break it loose.
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Use some Moove-it spray lube (Princess Auto) for release agent, and mask your stock so you don't get epoxy fingerprints all over it. Use modeling clay or putty to dam off any areas you don't want the goop squeezing into. Also find some generic fine thread bolts so you don't run the risk of gluing your action screws in permanently. Squeeze the action into the stock by wrapping it with surgical tubing.
 
I bedded my Police, which is just a black Sendero with Devcon. It shot about the same either way, that is to say no better than MOA. Rebarrelling and blue printing, now that made a difference. Turns out it was the crap factory barrel that was holding it back.
 
It doesn't shoot all that bad. I've been able to cloverleaf a few groups. I just want to do everything I can to use the rifle to it's full potential. And if that means bedding it, then so be it.
 
knockturnal said:
It doesn't shoot all that bad. I've been able to cloverleaf a few groups. I just want to do everything I can to use the rifle to it's full potential. And if that means bedding it, then so be it.
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You may as well. All my bolt action rifles get bedded, most sooner than later. I just can't say that it always makes a difference in accuracy.
 
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