Visit our homepage at should contact at the rear except the rear surface of the recoil lug. When shooting long range, your scope will quickly run out of elevation adjustment if you don't use a This rifle has a picatinney scope base that adds an "extra" 20 Minutes ofĪngle (MOA) to your vertical scope adjustment. When replacing a rifle stock (or even when just bedding a rifle), be sure toĮxamine the action screws to see if they are still the correct length. Shoot tight groups more easily when shooting from a sand bag rest, because it helps prevent the rifle from twisting during recoil. The wide forearm on this stock is a great feature. The stock with your hand without hearing it contact the barrel. There's no need to make this a huge ugly looking gap, but you should be able to hold the rifle upright and smack This job isn'tĬomplete until both sides are uniform. Notice that the slight gap on each side of the forearm. This barrel is free-floated, except for 2 inches. This rifle will have 10 inches of contact with the bedding surface.ĭuring re-assembly, be sure that your trigger mechanism doesn't make contact anywhere on the stock or trigger gaurd. I prefer to relieve the area on the sides, in front, and below the recoil lug. I bedded this action from the rear tang to about 2 inches ahead of the recoil During re-assembly, be sure to avoid pinching the magazine spring under the box magazine. This will wipe the wet bedding compound cleanly without leaving any residue or affecting the stock finish.Ī bedded rifle should look like this. I wipe off the extra bedding compound with small pieces of paper towel that has absorbedĪ few drops of Kroil. No "pressure" holding things in place while the bedding material is drying. Then loosen the screws and let the tape hold the action in place. Screws need to be kept in position only to maintain rotational alignment. I Then wrap the action with a non-stretch tape to hold the barreled action in place. I use painters tape to hold the barreled action in place.Īfter scooping enough bedding compound into the stock, I tighten the action screws toįorce the bedding compound to every area that it can reach. your rifle may be permanently glued together. If you forget to coat these screws with release agent. Better yet, useĪ set of "extra" action screws. The action screws need to be coated with release agent. Recessed areas (in the stock and the action) must be filled with modeling clay or tape. The trigger needs to be removed, and all non-contact The magazine cutout needs to be filled with some material (I use styrofoam blocks and putty). Notice how the putty is positioned to limit the movement of the bedding compound. I prefer to use Devcon Aluminum, because it is user friendly and always leaves you with great results. Most modern bedding compounds have plenty of working When you make sure that everything you need is within an arms reach - before you get started. This stock is held in a clamping fixture. You need to use non-drying modeling clay, styrofoam blocks, and tape to prevent the bedding material Preparation work must be done without compromise. This is a project that goes well if you really pay attention to the details. To be bolted down tighter without compressing the stock. When done correctly, the rifle will vibrate in a consistent manner during each shot. This provides an incredibly close fit thatĮnsures a rigid platform. Process usually involves some type of epoxy that fills even the smallest spaces between the stock and the action. This bedding is most effective if the stock also has aluminum pillars installed. "Glass bedding" is the most common term used to describe the procedure ofĪccurately fitting a barrelled action to a particular stock. With a good glass bedding job, this will be a hard rifle to beat on targets out to 800 yards. This rifle also has a blueprinted action, aluminum pillar bedding and a tight neck chamber. It's a 10-40x Osprey with a 50mm front lens. This rifle now has a stainless steel, Douglas XX heavy barrel chambered for. However, it has fired countless thousands of rounds since then, and this is and it was a great shooter back in the day. This is an early Remington 700 that I bought back in 1966. This rifle has a McMillan A-5 stock, a 40X scope, and a lot more. 700 Rifle Glass Bedding the Remington 700 Rifle
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