Bedding choice : Marinetex or JB weld?

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I'm about to proceed with some bedding.
The choice of compund, however is not that easy.
Bubba-ed M38 Swede - so no worry about ruining it...
The stock has a wood recoil lug ... unlike the 98
What would you choose?
Materials at hand are Grey Marinetex and JB Weld.

What about the 98? is JB adhering better to the steel lug, or plainly leave it untouched?

I want to begin in a few hours, so please,,,,,,,
 
I haven't used jb weld but have used marine tex and it has performed well.

The only issue could be not getting the mixing right, marine tex is 5:1 unlike most of the others which are 1:1.
 
Seems to me not many ppl have used JB weld for bedding. I use devcon Titanium putty when I can. Otherwise I just use acragell.

But I'd personally go with acragell here because it wont show as much. i know hole-sale carries it.
 
I used Marine-Tex

when I bedded the stock for my 6BR on a Bill Shehane Tracker stock. It works slick and Bill says he uses it for all his bedding needs. The nice thing about it is it is designed to supposedly not shrink when dried. Thus no need for a second application. It is pricey but it works wonders. I use it instead of JB weld now.


Calvin
 
i just did my first bedding job. i used JB Weld on my sported .303 so far it turned out good but i dont know what it is supposed to look like LOL. i'll have to wait a bit before finding out how it shoots
 
I think you'd have a hard time finding anything better than marine-tex.

You stuck some tape to the bottom, sides and front of the recoil lug before you jammed it in the goo right ;) Stick in in the freezer if you can't get it apart.

Mike
 
getting it apart was no problem.
I avoided most by removing the action after 3 hrs or so.
I have some spots on the top of the wood-lug (M96 does not have a steel one) that are "bald". The action has still enough bedding surface, but filling those spots it tempting..... I'm a little afraid to screw it up though....
 
Well, that's nice, but cooking spray also works....I have bedded a great number of rifles as well, both military Sniper Rifles, and civilian ones, and Pam has never let me down. Each to his own I guess...you use whatever works best for you...I will recommend what I know works for me....only my opinion though...
So Mr Robertson, prey tell, what do you "recommend" for a release agent???
Please don't keep us in suspense any longer.....:rolleyes:
 
Well Gunasaurus, I guess Ian has a more than just a little bit of experience considering what he does for a living.

However, I have also heard that Pam works well as a release agent. I heard it about seven years ago from an American friend who grew up working in his Uncle’s gunsmithing/machine shop. He taught friends of mine how to glass & pillar bed and change barrels, etc. He is quite talented.

He is also a very fine rifle and pistol marksman who is probably either enroute to, or already attending, the National Matches at Camp Perry right now.

I only regret I didn’t have a decent rifle to bed when he still lived in Custer, WA. He was going to show me how to do it to my Squires Bingham .22 LR, but I didn’t think it was worth it at the time. Stupid! Stupid!

I’m sure he would have shown me a very valuable skill I could make better use of now.

As far as Pam goes, I’ll use it if it works. The rifle doesn’t give a flying f**k if it is coated in cooking oil or some expensive bedding release formula. All that matters is that the action releases from the stock afterwards.

Cheers!
 
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MapleSugar said:
Well Gunasaurus, I guess Ian has a more than just a little bit of experience considering what he does for a living.
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I guess that gives him the right to be arrogant and closed minded too? I think not. There are many good products out there that work as release agents, that's all I'm trying to get across. For a so called professional, he is quick to condemn. I've been fixing guns in the CF for nearly 18 years and also have more than just a little experience....but I guess that doesn't count....
I'm afraid we are pushing off topic here though...the original thread was about bedding compunds, not release agents...
 
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Check out the shrinkage properties of the products. We have used JB for gluing in receivers but not for bedding. Shrinkage maybe excessive.

Marine tex would be my choice. Again, check specifications if you can.

In some instances bedding is done in two stages....
 
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