
Glass Bedding
#1
Posted 11 July 2018 - 04:57 AM
#2
Posted 11 July 2018 - 05:25 AM
never mind I just reread and saw that your at the other end of the state
Edited by luckydawg13, 11 July 2018 - 05:28 AM.
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#3
Posted 11 July 2018 - 06:51 AM
What kind of rifle is it?
#4
Posted 11 July 2018 - 08:22 AM
Sometimes there are some simple things you can try yourself first.
#5
Posted 11 July 2018 - 09:53 AM
#6
Posted 11 July 2018 - 02:18 PM
I've looked into the process. From what I read there is a release agent applied so the action and barrel aren't permanently affixed to the stock.
I'm not exactly sure about the process, but it looks like that shouldn't be an issue.
#7
Posted 11 July 2018 - 06:22 PM
I bedded mine with JB weld and used WD-40 as release agent. Worked like a champ. Masked off all screw holes in receiver and plugged all the pertinent stuff in stock with tape/plumbers putty.I've looked into the process. From what I read there is a release agent applied so the action and barrel aren't permanently affixed to the stock.
I'm not exactly sure about the process, but it looks like that shouldn't be an issue.
#8
Posted 11 July 2018 - 06:25 PM
Bedding is a great treat for a rifle and isn't terribly complicated for someone with the knowledge and skill. I've done a few Remingtons and a Mauser. All have come out superbly.
Edited by speedbump, 11 July 2018 - 06:26 PM.
#9
Posted 11 July 2018 - 06:57 PM
#10
Posted 12 July 2018 - 06:47 AM
Don't discount the accuracy of the 17 HMR, it can be a very accurate rifle. I had a Savage that would do what you are mentioning, I ended up trading it off. A few friends of mine all had Marlin heavy barrels with laminated stocks and they were extremely accurate. Baldwin Gun Works in Marion is a very good gunsmith for such a project.
What kind of stock do you have on the rifle now?
#11
Posted 12 July 2018 - 11:28 AM
#12
Posted 12 July 2018 - 04:46 PM
The stock on the rifle now is the wood laminate stock that it came with, I thought about changing to a Boyds stock but that just adds to the cost and I would still likely need the glass bedding. Unfortunately the smith suggestions are so far away, I live in Ottawa and those are serious road trips.
Ship it.
#13
Posted 13 July 2018 - 04:51 PM
The stock on the rifle now is the wood laminate stock that it came with, I thought about changing to a Boyds stock but that just adds to the cost and I would still likely need the glass bedding. Unfortunately the smith suggestions are so far away, I live in Ottawa and those are serious road trips.
Ha, I'm a short jaunt from you (Tonica) and grew up in Ottawa. Been following this thread because I've thought about bedding my Mark II and just caught that.
#14
Posted 14 July 2018 - 08:24 AM
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#15
Posted 04 August 2018 - 04:28 PM
I used a dremel tool to mill out some of the material around the recoil lug and tang area, I used Devcon steel putty as the bedding material and shoe polish as my release agent, I filled screw holes with modeling clay and built a dam of clay to keep the bedding material from running too far on the stock. I taped the action in the stock for a couple days just to ensure that the bedding material was set. One issue I did have was the bedding material ran into the mag well and I didn't realize it nor did I plan for it with release agent (shoe polish), I had to cut that out with the dremel. The project was pretty easy on a Savage A17 it is probably much different on other guns.

I shot this group with the rifle after the glass bedding, the conditions were perfect and I could probably never do it again, but thats 5 shots through 2 holes at 100 yards. I think thats pretty solid for a rimfire at 100 yards with a 55 year old man shooting it, at least now I know the rifle can do it. Im sure its hard to see in a picture, but I measured the group at 5/8.
#16
Posted 04 August 2018 - 05:00 PM
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