Bedding Questions

[44fordy]

Hi Guys,

Questions : I'm changing stocks on my remmy 600 .308

1) Is it bedded from the factory?
2) Does it HAVE to be bedded with the new stock?
3) If I want to bed the action, is it hard to do? (Never done it before)
4) Is it more cost effective to have a gunsmith do the bedding?

 

[sunray]

1. Not really. It'll be ready to install, but not glass bedded.
2. No, but it's a good idea.
3. No. Get an Acraglas kit and follow the directions on the box. Don't forget the release agent.
4. Maybe. It's nearly all time. Smithies charge by the hour, but usually have a flat rate for a bedding job.

 

[44fordy]

Thanks Sunray!!

With regards to question 1. I've never taken the stock off the action. (It's factory at this point.) Is there anything I need to know before pulling it apart?

 

[pilot24]

Nothing special there, just take off the screws and take the action and barrel off.
I would recommend you buy a kit with instructions and get familiar with the steps involved before you start your work. If you're manually inclined, you should have no problem doing this, just take your time!

I got the bedrock bedding kit from SIR for 20$ for my first job and I would recommend it to you too.

BTW, the rifle I bedded now shoots in the .3-.4'' range, its a rem 700.

my 2 cents

 

[44fordy]

Pilot, are you saying that it will shoot better if bedded?

I just called Jason at Gunco, he said a bedding job costs 100 bucks, or I can do it myself. He said "you can use JB Weld to do it"!
I'd probably go with one of the bedding suggestions from you nutz. I am very mechanically inclined, and forsee no problems.

Just trying to figure out if I should bother with it. If it improves groupings, then I'll do it without question!

 

[SignGuy]

Pilot, are you saying that it will shoot better if bedded?

I just called Jason at Gunco, he said a bedding job costs 100 bucks, or I can do it myself. He said "you can use JB Weld to do it"!
I'd probably go with one of the bedding suggestions from you nutz. I am very mechanically inclined, and forsee no problems.

Just trying to figure out if I should bother with it. If it improves groupings, then I'll do it without question!

$$fordy,
i just did my stevens factory stock.
its really siumple to do,
and yes you can use JB weld to do it. pick up a some modeling clay to make dams and fill in any spots that you might get a mechanical lock, then tape the recoil lug , apply release agent *i was using turtlke wax but now i use PAM cooking spray* and have at 'er.
heres a great article that might help. http://www.savageshooters.com/Pages/Bedding101.html
if you run into any problems or are kind of leary feel free to shoot me a PM

 

[44fordy]

$$fordy,
i just did my stevens factory stock.
its really siumple to do,
and yes you can use JB weld to do it. pick up a some modeling clay to make dams and fill in any spots that you might get a mechanical lock, then tape the recoil lug , apply release agent *i was using turtlke wax but now i use PAM cooking spray* and have at 'er.
heres a great article that might help. http://www.savageshooters.com/Pages/Bedding101.html
if you run into any problems or are kind of leary feel free to shoot me a PM

Signguy...YOU ROCK!!
Thanks man!

Thanks to all nutz for the good advice. I honestly don't know what I did before I found my home here....

 

[Why not?]

I have bedded many dozens of rifles with no problems, and there is no doubt that they usually shoot better. However, some do not improve accuracy very much.

Before you bed it, just install the new stock and see how it shoots. It may be just fine without doing a bedding job.

Ted

 

[SignGuy]

Signguy...YOU ROCK!!
Thanks man!

hey no problem i try to help when i can LOL good luck and if you end up with a glue in *the stock is glued to the action* stick it in the freezer for a couple of days the metal should srink a bit to help seperate

 

[mikeelliot]

Great tips and links.

Im hoping to do my Stevens 200 when it shows up!

 

[44fordy]

I'm picking the stock up next week (off a fellow nut nonetheless!) This will be my first "remodelling" job. Maybe I'll do some before and after shots.

Thanks again for all the advice guys!

 

[catnthehatt]

I have bedded many dozens of rifles with no problems, and there is no doubt that they usually shoot better. However, some do not improve accuracy very much.

Before you bed it, just install the new stock and see how it shoots. It may be just fine without doing a bedding job.

Ted

X2!!
Cat