Pillar Bedding

[jsquig]

I'm looking to pillar bed my vanguard in to a Richards Microfit stock.

Are there good canadian sources for rifle specific pillars/do they work? I've seen some from the states, but I'm thinking you would need to still skim bed them to ensure proper mating of the surfaces...

In the alternative... what do you all use for pillars? I don't have access to a lathe/mill otherwise this would be a pretty easy solution.

 

[guntech]

I make mine from 1/2 inch aluminum...

 

[nomad 68]

Gun tech, do you do anything with the outside of pillar other than roughing it up and setting in epoxy?

 

[guntech]

No... it doesn't really need anything special... it's just a spacer. You can even pour them out of bedding compound. I think way too much is made of pillar bedding. Heavy stocks (as pictured) don't really gain much if anything, it is the ultralight composite stocks that may benefit from pillars.