Bedding my 25-06 with with up pressure

[FOTIS]

I decided to bed my 25-06 Remington Custom Shop. It would shoot great but once in a while it would throw a flier out. Drove me crazy!
Anyway this particular gun wanted a pressure point to shoot nicely.
I thought I would share this tactic with you.

Barrel in vise. Rear portion of stock supported by dowel (held to the bench by vise.)

And a 5lbs weight pulling fore end away from bedding.

Also bedded the Kool Blue 6mm. Just skim bedded this one in lug area.

Wish me luck.

 

[CZ]

Pop what did you used for the bedding????
Ive had good luck with pillar bedding and floating
completely the barrel.
Those pillars give a nice structure for the action
to rest and serve as mean of no compression
for the stock with the screws.
Good luck with your project.
By the way I utilize DEVCON 10-110 STEEL PUTTY, on the
past used acraglass but this is much stronger and easier
to set.

 

[6mm Remington]

Pop-
I wish you luck. Maybe that's all it needs to really settle in. I too feel that the pillar bedding can be a big assist though as the stock/wood won't compress over time and you can tighten them up just like you can a sythetic with the aluminum bedding block after they also have been glass bedded. It is is a little bit more work, but I sure feel that over the long haul it's worth it. I feel it makes them certainly more consistant at least and there won't be any surprizes as to where they shoot after having sat in a safe for a couple months.

Show us some groups when you are finished!!

David

 

[DrMike]

Trust that will cure the occasional flier. It does frequently work.

 

[FOTIS]

I used this

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?p ... ber=790049

Very nice stuff. Great instructions with plenty of pictures for the beginner. This particular rifle hated the free floating thing. I put a neoprene washer for up pressure in the forend (aka ACCU-RING ) :mrgreen: and right away I got that 1/2" group with an occasional flier.

We will see!

 

[BK]

Good luck, Pop! One of these days I'm gonna try bedding a few of my rifles.

 

[jmad_81]

That looks like a great little trick to get some presure on the forend. I'll have to keep that in mind. Pop how does that stuff compare to accraglass?

 

[FOTIS]

A little less viscosity but that long bottle is filled with a white powder called Bedrock micro balloons . Add more powder for more viscosity.

I like the stuff so far, as does Larry Potterfield CEO of midway usa

 

[Powerstroke]

POP -

Forgot the - "Thank you for your business" :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good luck to ya on that adventure - Hope you don't have to change any loads around once your finished.

 

[FOTIS]

"Thank you for your business"

How so...A little lost here.....

 

[Powerstroke]

POP -
Larry's token signature saying - you never see him speaking without saying it....



I see that in the Midway Catalog, might have to give it a try on the next one.

 

[FOTIS]

I see yes! :mrgreen:

 

[SJB358]

Looks good. Looking forward to tearing down the CDL next week and installing the pillars. I will try and take pictures of the operation if I can. Scotty

 

[rick smith]

Pop, keep in mind that wood will move under pressure and take a set with time. Any time I bed a wooden stock, I remove the necessary wood and let the stock sit for a few days just to see how much it moves. Many times have to remove more wood in certain areas. Your five pounds of pressure won't be that in a year. Even sealed wood will move with moisture changes maybe not enough to cause POI change but it sure can. I bed the action, tang, lug and first few inches of barrel and then work up loads. So far in many years of this I have yet to have one shoot consistantly better with upward pressure in a wooden stock. But living in SC we have to deal with humidity.Rick.

 

[FOTIS]

The instructions said dismantle after 24 hours. I could have done it tonight but I opted to wait until tomorrow....just to be silly. :wink:

 

[elkeater2]

POP, anxious to hear how she shoots! If anyone is real concerned with wood and moisture absorption, I've been using this stuff:
http://www.rotdoctor.com/products/cpes.html
Originally developed to seal up and stop rot on antique and historical wooden ships. I used it on some deteriorating wood windows and they held up great for three years, and then used it on a stock interior. It hasn't changed POI at all. Then I made a walnut stock from scratch, and used it as an exterior filler/sealer. It soaks on in so well that normal finishing, even staining, can proceed just fine afterwards, it just goes faster. Every warning they give about using in a well ventilated area is all true. I just take it outside and let the wind take the vapors down your way, POP.

 

[FOTIS]

No wonder those 75 mph winds smell funny! :wink:

 

[elkeater2]

I think the term "windage" was invented about 30 miles NW of Casper on an average day :grin:
Trying to stay on topic, once it's all done, if you set up your glassing rig and hang 5 1/2 pounds from that swivel you should be able to get pretty thin paper between the barrel and bedding, right? It appears a great way to actually measure and control the pressure. One credit card or two isn't exactly precise. I think that's the measure I've seen referred to most often!
Elkeater2

 

[FOTIS]

FYI. Another trick is hanging a plastic milk jug filled with water . If you fill up the whole jug with water you will get 8.3 lbs of up pressure. Empty water and weigh on postal scale for exact pressure.

 

[SJB358]

Man, it seems as if your bedding worked out well! Hoping mine turns out decent too! I have some catching up to do! Scotty