bedding pillars for rem model 7

[Hollow Point]

anyone know where I can get some bedding pillars for a remington model seven?

 

[gunrunner100]

I have some pillars but I don't think they're specific to the Model 7.

 

[remington jim]

http://mcrstactical.com/AluminiumPillars.html

 

[guntech]

I would simply make them from round stock aluminum... it takes less than a dollars worth...

 

[RangerPark]

http://mcrstactical.com/AluminiumPillars.html

Last time I ordered some of those for a 700 they were very poorly made. The inside diameter was noticeably off centre, total wall thickness difference was about .060".

Now I just order stainless 304 tubing from Amazon and cut to size.

 

[remington jim]

Last time I ordered some of those for a 700 they were very poorly made. The inside diameter was noticeably off centre, total wall thickness difference was about .060".

Now I just order stainless 304 tubing from Amazon and cut to size.

Really ! I looked at the PRICE and its OUT of Line imho too ! Sad RJ

 

[bearhunter]

Just go to your local archery shop and purchase some of their "shaft ends" that they are going to discard after making up arrows.

Get the aluminum/titanium type. The last batch I bought had 20 six inch pieces for $5. These are the 5/16 diameter shafts.

Perfectly true all the way around and extremely tough.

They're also very easily cut and trimmed at home, with simple tools. You could likely get the archery store to cut them to the lengths you need.

 

[dan belisle]

Shaft ends are good. So are threaded lamp ferrules from the hardware store.- dan

 

[kevin g]

Shaft ends are good. So are threaded lamp ferrules from the hardware store.- dan

Great advice Dan...they do work great, with lots of tooth on the outside to grab the devcon !!

 

[dan belisle]

Great advice Dan...they do work great, with lots of tooth on the outside to grab the devcon !!

I can't claim the idea is mine (though I don't recall where I learned it). But it really works well. - dan

 

[BigUglyMan]

Just go to your local archery shop and purchase some of their "shaft ends" that they are going to discard after making up arrows.

Get the aluminum/titanium type. The last batch I bought had 20 six inch pieces for $5. These are the 5/16 diameter shafts.

Perfectly true all the way around and extremely tough.

They're also very easily cut and trimmed at home, with simple tools. You could likely get the archery store to cut them to the lengths you need.

People still shoot aluminum arrows? Weird!

 

[Northern Amateur]

Shaft ends are good. So are threaded lamp ferrules from the hardware store.- dan

Done that too. Works great!

 

[guntech]

It doesn't much matter what you use, smooth sided or threaded, a pillar is simply a spacer between top and bottom metal designed to prevent weak crushable stocks from crushing when the screws are over tightened. Pillars can be as simple as a hole poured full with epoxy.

 

[AP]

Probably not necessary but based on the occasional discovery of air voids in poured epoxy I have ‘vibrated’ stocks to ensure that epoxy flowed completely around steel pillars. Best device I have found to do this is an a/c powered Wahl hair clipper held against the side of the stock near the pillars... working as a concrete labourer as a kid using air powered vibrators was the genesis of this.

 

[bearhunter]

People still shoot aluminum arrows? Weird!

aluminum/titanium

very rigid and tough

about half the weight of carbon fiber

 

[guntech]

Probably not necessary but based on the occasional discovery of air voids in poured epoxy I have ‘vibrated’ stocks to ensure that epoxy flowed completely around steel pillars. Best device I have found to do this is an a/c powered Wahl hair clipper held against the side of the stock near the pillars... working as a concrete labourer as a kid using air powered vibrators was the genesis of this.

Does it really matter about voids in the epoxy around a steel pillar? Does it even need to be epoxied in place to do the job as a pillar?

 

[BigUglyMan]

Probably not necessary but based on the occasional discovery of air voids in poured epoxy I have ‘vibrated’ stocks to ensure that epoxy flowed completely around steel pillars. Best device I have found to do this is an a/c powered Wahl hair clipper held against the side of the stock near the pillars... working as a concrete labourer as a kid using air powered vibrators was the genesis of this.

Warm up your epoxy before pouring it. One of those coffee cup warmers does a great job. You can also thin epoxy with acetone, but this way there is no risk of compromising the strength of the final product.

 

[BigUglyMan]

aluminum/titanium

very rigid and tough

about half the weight of carbon fiber

The rigid and tough part I like. But light weight would make them tricky to tune, wouldn't they? You'd have a disproportionate amount of weight up front and, at least theoretically, less momentum. I'm newer to archery so not as well-versed in arrow tuning as I am in bangstick reloading.