glass bedding usgi stock
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And I have another question about glass bedding a USGI stock 
Is it really true that once it's glass bedded, it's not advisable to field strip the rifle? Is there any sort of "half way" bedding that can be done, that improves accuracy, but without limiting the ability to field strip?
I enjoy taking it apart and tinkering with it. I wouldn't want to give that up.
Is it really true that once it's glass bedded, it's not advisable to field strip the rifle? Is there any sort of "half way" bedding that can be done, that improves accuracy, but without limiting the ability to field strip?
I enjoy taking it apart and tinkering with it. I wouldn't want to give that up.
And I have another question about glass bedding a USGI stock
Is it really true that once it's glass bedded, it's not advisable to field strip the rifle? Is there any sort of "half way" bedding that can be done, that improves accuracy, but without limiting the ability to field strip?
I enjoy taking it apart and tinkering with it. I wouldn't want to give that up.
Doing a bit of reading around on this and it really sounds like as long as you are not shooting corrosive (why bother with bedding if you're going to run ####ty ammo?), you shouldn't need to remove your rifle from it's stock to keep it running happy.
Of course perhaps someone like Hungry or the Doc can chime in on this, i'm just reading it off the US M14 forums.
Sure, I know that's what match shooters do, they take it out of the stock once a year for a complete cleaning, and they shoot a lot, so it must be sensible. But I *like* to remove my rifle from its stock. It keeps me happy! I am constantly fiddling with it.
So, in light of the fact that I *will* be taking it out of its stock, is there some sort of partial bedding I can do to improve accuracy, but without being so fragile that i can't remove it from the stock?
Yes when the bedding job is done properly you can remove it from the stock. If you are on the east coast talk to Casey at Tactical Ordance. He does work on M14's too. I believe that he goes by the nic name on here "ARWEN ACE".
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I like bedding the top surface and the bottom trigger group during the FIRST bedding pass. That application allows a skin tight interface between the barreled receiver and the USGI glass stock (which I happen to like working with).
Bedding the rear receiver mortises into the stock is the 2nd operation or bedding pass I make if you want to really ensure that this barreled receiver behaves like a tuning fork. It's the very bedding surface that is ruined / compromised when the rotational forces abrade the rear surface of the support 'pillars' each time you remove that barreled action. National Match shooters learn to clean the rifle from the front end and only remove that barreled action ONCE a year.
Remember, we ain't talking about the jungle environment here. We are speaking about range queens (match rifles).
Bedding your rifle is very easy. YouTube is your friend and so are countless manuals on how to do this procedure (so I don't bother doing a sticky about it). Come to a clinic of mine and learn it if you desire. It really is fun!
Cheers and happy bedding !
Barney
Bedding the rear receiver mortises into the stock is the 2nd operation or bedding pass I make if you want to really ensure that this barreled receiver behaves like a tuning fork. It's the very bedding surface that is ruined / compromised when the rotational forces abrade the rear surface of the support 'pillars' each time you remove that barreled action. National Match shooters learn to clean the rifle from the front end and only remove that barreled action ONCE a year.
Remember, we ain't talking about the jungle environment here. We are speaking about range queens (match rifles).
Bedding your rifle is very easy. YouTube is your friend and so are countless manuals on how to do this procedure (so I don't bother doing a sticky about it). Come to a clinic of mine and learn it if you desire. It really is fun!
Cheers and happy bedding !
Barney
i learned to bed mine on a 35dollar cosmetic blemished boyds stock. took me 2tries to get it right, but its snug as hell in there now. Its not rocket science, and if you're worried about screwing up the stock, try it on the chu wood stock before moving onto the USGI.
