Bedding my Savage model 10 predator hunter

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So i have had this gun for a while now and i am wondering if i should think about bedding it but i have never bedded a rifle

so what do i need to know

what can go wrong

what are the benifits of it

how do i test to ensure i did it right?
 
I haven't bedded a rifle before either, but from researching it - are you willing to buy a new stock if you screw up? If so, then just make sure you do a good job of applying the release agent and the worst you'll have to do is whittle away your stock to release the action.

Perhaps more experienced people will chime in (before or after your topic get's moved to the gunsmithing forum?), but here is the best article I've seen on the subject: http://www.6mmbr.com/pillarbedding.html
 
do a search......

I have a stack of articles printed out that I found on the net about bedding savage rifles from cgn, savageshooters, long range hunting, .....etc
 
hey i could end up with a situation like with the AI rifles though they have a piece of metal that it's ment to be bonded to where as this gun doesn't

i am just wonderign as i am thinking about building a tactical rifle for OSA competition i just wonder if they're is any benifit to bedding the action
 
Here's my Savage 110 bedding with JB weld in a Boyds laminate stock using lamp rod for pillars and Kiwi shoe polish as a release agent:



Finished gun:

 
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I wish the Savage Forum hadn't gone to pay subscription to see the articles. They have an article called "Bedding 101" that showed just how to do it. Typically you don't bed the tang, but float it on a savage, although that's open to debate and I don't have the understanding to weigh in on that subject.
 
enh your afraid that you'll loose ironicaly i thought you'd have the best advice but enh your just a remington snob

sad thing is remington copyed my gun i though remington was a leader not a follower?

savage is just as good as remington just cause remington is more popular doesn't mean it's better
 
you want some advice? read the directions that come with the bedding kit about ten times. practice first on a gun you dont care much about, like a cheap 22. apply at least 2-3 coats of release agent. if it turns out and you get a basic understanding of what you're doing, tackle your Savage. I am not a Remington snob, Ive owned Sako, Browning, Ruger, Winchester, CZ, and NEF. Push come to shove Id put a 700 SPS, properly bedded, trigger tuned down, fed good handloads, against any of those rifles. All basic stuff that can be done at home. Enjoy your Savage ;)
 
Grizzlypeg said:
I wish the Savage Forum hadn't gone to pay subscription to see the articles. They have an article called "Bedding 101" that showed just how to do it. Typically you don't bed the tang, but float it on a savage, although that's open to debate and I don't have the understanding to weigh in on that subject.
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I highly recommend to not bed the rear tang on a Savage. I have bedded several Remingtons but my first Savage was a good learning experience for me, in other words I F&%ked it up.

I removed a bunch of material but left a lip near the back for the tang so the gun would sit at the right height in the stock. When the gun snugged down to the stock with the screws the tang bent up slightly because of the screw position being in front of the trigger guard instead of on the tang like a Remington.

I had no idea about this at the time so I took the gun out and it shot not to bad although I was hopping for better.

Anyway off hunting I went. While out elk hunting the perfect opportunity presented itself and I quickly cycled a round into the chamber and pulled the trigger but nothing happened. The elk was gone before I figured out my safety was on, but I was sure it was off. :mad:

So I played around a bit and cycled a few rounds (I won't say how long it really took!) and found that every now and then the bolt would engage the safety. It took a long time to realize why, all of a sudden, this was happening , and how to fix it:redface:.

Like I said it was a good learning experience. I'm sure bedding the tang can be done properly but I don't think it would make much difference anyway. My Savage shoots much better now that I have rebedded it without doing the tang.

Dave
 
Bedding is never a bad thing. I have had two done for me, and have recently completed bedding my muzzleloader. We spend so much time fretting about the consistancy of reloads, yet pay no mind that the metalwork of our rifles may be shifting around in the stock - wreaking all sorts of havoc. As was stated earlier, do a little research on "how to", as you could ruin your stock, or glue your action in permantley.
 
but have you owned a savage they are nice guns some epopel don't like the barrel nut enh i don't care it gives it charicter that most guns do not have

the trigger doesn't need "tweeking" one thing people have found is the accurelese can cause a problem if you don't pull it back all the way i have a mod intended to ileviate that problem but don't know where to have it done but enh itworks the trigger can't go off on impact it's basicly a second safy such as a beaver tail safty on a 1911

also this post was more of should i bed then how two
 
I think with the extensive and frequent discussions on bedding that take place almost daily on this forum and others, if you still have to ask the question... " should I bed my rifle?" then no, you probably should not
 
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