bedding the stock?

Buy some JB Weld or Devcon Steel Putty, use a liquid carnuba wax or Kiwi Shoe Polish as a release agent and do some reading on the procedure.

No need to buy a pre-made kit for $30 when you can get the same results at half the cost.

I think there is even a decent tutorial stickied in the Gunsmithing section here.
 
JB Weld option would be 1/2 the cost.

Devcon option would run 2x the cost.

Should have mentioned that earlier.

I have done 2 of my competition rifles with the JB Weld and 1 with a product called Marine Tex. I think both products work equally well.

I bought Devcon for my last bedding job and I can't tell that it made a lick of difference paying the $60 or so for it.
 
I use Devcon aluminum (10710) The two part kit cost me $68 so far I have bedded 3 actions with the kit and still have enough to bed 3 more actions.
 
good to know thanks for the help, im gonna do my research through here on the process using the jb weld and go from there. ive used that stuff in the past its fairly easy to work with, although knowing me im sure ill make a mess with it, lol
 
Problem with the SPS stock is no matter how well the bedding job is, the stock is so flexible, that it may still make barrel contact. Try bedding some stiffners (not ######) into the front part of the stock to keep it from flexing.
 
Here's how Sean at North Shore (juanvaldez) did it(not my stock):

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Having had the same stock on my SPS-V I can tell you that going to an aftermarket stock made a huge difference in how my rifle shot. The flex in the factory stock became really noticeable shooting off the ground with the bipod loaded. I tried bedding the factory stock first to see if that would help and the gunsmith that did the bedding for me will attest that it was a colossal pain in the a** to get the compound to stick, and he had to do a significant amount of roughing up the surfaces to get it to finally work.
 
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What needs to be done with those SPS stocks is have holes drilled into it at various angles to create a mechanical lock of the bedding to the stock.
 
What really needs to be done to SPS stocks is throw them away and the money you would spend trying to make them work could go into a real stock...
 
its funny that pic came up, i as thinking of doing the same thing with mine to stiffen it up before bedding it. maybe ill just go aftermarket in that case.

while searching ive noticed that some are adl and some are bdl. whats the difference? ive got an r700 sps in 30.06 with a hinged floor plate.
 
Uchi, lepages epoxy steel, you can buy it at crappy tire for like 6 bucks. I find it works better than Jb weld, mixing is easy and usually 1- 2 tubes will work. Take your time research it and do it right.
 
thanks mike good to know. i was checking ee last night and not a whole lot for a bdl long action stock on there unfortunately so i may end up having to bed this one, but i do want to reinforce the front with some thing. ill have to pull the stock off ym gun shortly for a cleaning and see what my options are for bracing and maybe even some sort of epoxy over the bracing for added rigidity and some more weight over the front
 
Just think of it as ###### for your stock. It will also add weight if you fill all the front end with epoxy. Only you can decide if it`s better to use the stock you have now and wait for a better one down the road or buy now. One way to look at modifying a cheap factory stock now is if things go horribly wrong your not out as much cash.
 
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thanks mike good to know. i was checking ee last night and not a whole lot for a bdl long action stock on there unfortunately so i may end up having to bed this one, but i do want to reinforce the front with some thing. ill have to pull the stock off ym gun shortly for a cleaning and see what my options are for bracing and maybe even some sort of epoxy over the bracing for added rigidity and some more weight over the front
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I've seen like 4 hs versions, in the ee, for the LA in the last month. I'd wait another week before wasting any time, money or effort on that sps stock.
 
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