Bedding question

[Silentstalker]

So I have a weatherby vanguard series 2 backcountry rifle. I love it and it shoots well. One moa with partitions and 3/4 moa with bt. It has a pillar bedded factory stock.

Based on that, could the rifle benefit from further bedding or is pillar bedding all that rifle needs? If I do anything further what type of accuracy improvement could I potentially see?

I have a timney trigger on order. This is obviously a factory rifle and is for hunting. Im just trying to sqweeze the last bit of accuracy out of it.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Hard to say, sometimes pillar bedding is enough to get you were you want to be with a rifle's accuracy. My Browning High Power .257 Robert's only needed pillar bedding to do the job. Other rifles need the full treatment of a full bedding job to gain the accuracy sought. Go easy, one step at a time.

 

[truck driver]

I have a S1 Vanguard That I gave the full treatment to. But it came with the cheap tupperware plastic stock which I removed and replaced with a B&C Medalist. Your stock is a pillar bed B&C so that part is good to go.
I also put a Timiney trigger in mine which is a very good investment and will give you a little bit of any edge.
The stock has a pressure point molded into the forearm , I removed it and free floated the barrel after breaking the rifle in. Weatherby claims you need that pressure point. I did notice tighter groups after floating the barrel. You can remove a little at a time using a dowel rod with fine sand paper wrapped around it and go slowly removing a little and then shooting it to see if it helps, you can always put it back in if it should go sour on you.
What caliber is your rifle?

 

[Silentstalker]

.270 win, and thanks for the thoughts so far.

 

[truck driver]

Since it's a none Weatherby caliber I would put the timiney in and float the barrel. The action screws should be torqued to around (55 inch lbs) of torque.
I edit this to read inch lbs instead of ft lbs,

 

[rick smith]

That would be inch pounds not foot pounds.Rick.

 

[truck driver]

That would be inch pounds not foot pounds.Rick.

Sorry about that,was thinking one thing and typed something else .

 

[hhunter23]

i have the series one vanguard in the 270 win and i ended up pillar and glass bedding the rifle. since this was the first time i have done this i chose to use the cheap stock that came factory on the rifle in case i messed it up too bad. i also floated the barrel and did a trigger job all my self. my rifle now shoots under 1/2" groups (my best being .453") at 100 yards with hand loaded ammo. i am going to buy a timney which should make a little more difference. good luck with your rifle and let us know how it turns out!

 

[Dr. Vette]

I have one Vanguard in 270 with the same pillared stock, one with the full aluminum chassis. Both have the barrels floated and actions bedded, and both now wear Timney triggers. They will both shoot very well with factory ammo, usually the cheaper the better.

I would not hesitate to bed it and float it based on my experience.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Patrick, are you still using the Euromark stock on the .340? That stock fit that Alaskan perfectly, like they were made for each other.

 

[Dr. Vette]

Patrick, are you still using the Euromark stock on the .340? That stock fit that Alaskan perfectly, like they were made for each other.

Yep, no changes. I've thought about bedding the recoil lug, but it fits so well that I hate to mess with it.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Sometimes I think it is better to leave near perfection alone and not try to improve on it!

 

[Silentstalker]

Thanks for all the input! I think I will start with the trigger and then look at bedding the actuon/barrel.