Pillar bedding Tikka T3 Lite

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Vern Kowalski

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I ordered a Lumley Arms pillar bedding kit with the steel recoil lug for a Tikka T3 Lite of mine as I have heard that this is an excellent way of shoring up the accuracy of these rifles. I then went to my very competent local smith to have him do the work for me only to find out that he won't pillar bed the Tikka T3 plastic stocks, he says that the Tikka plastic stocks are the only stock he has trouble getting to bond. I'd appreciate any input from anyone with experience in pillar bedding these plastic stocks, weather or not they were successful, what products they used and what was involved in the process. I'm also open to the names of other competent smith's in Saskatchewan.

Thanks in advance.
 
Not sure it's worth the trouble?
You can get a B&C for $350 ish...or grab a used T3 Walnut stock and pillar bed it
 
Thank the man for not just taking your money.
The melted down milk jugs that the tupperware stocks are made of does not respond well to most epoxies. We tried many different epoxies and ALL failed at some point. Some sooner than others. as a result we will not attempt to be a tupperware stock either.
 
When you have a plastic stock, that is what you have. Sometimes, plastic-stocked rifles do respond to glass bedding but most gunsmiths are reluctant to do them just because results are seldom all that great.
 
Get a B&C or a Boyds and bed it then (pillars and action) - you'll be much happier in the long run.
Just be careful with the plastic trigger guard - any excessive action bolt torque ( my guess is over 30) and you could deform the plastic on the guard. There are metal ones on the EE every now and then.
 
While I agree with the above comments , I found no need to pillar bed the T3 plastic stock.
With the recoil lug replaced with a made steel one ,mine is shooting just over 1/2" groups with 168 gn.TTSX
Limbsaver was also a GOOD up grade.
 
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