glass bedding

[mmatthews]

Building a new 300 WSM, utilizing a McMillian Edge Tech stock with full aluminum pillars. What is the real difference or advantage to glass bedding the action? Thanks for any good explaination.
Mike

 

[Guest]

The reason one would glass bed a pillar bedded action would be, as far as I know, to add just a bit more consistent and inflexible foundation to the action. Pop has done some 'skim-bedding' on some of his rifles, as I recall, where stocks have pillars or bedding blocks, to give a little more support to the whole action sitting in the stock. If I were you, I'd shoot it first (without glass-bedding it) to see how it shoots, because you can always glass-bed after you shoot it, but you can't 'un-glass' it without significant trouble.

 

[rick smith]

Pillars prevent stock compression where the screws attach the action to the stock. Glass bedding stops movement of the action in the stock. Remove action screws when all you have are pillars and the action can be moved side to side, front to rear. Glass bedding stops that movement. I have never had a proper glass job harm accuracy.Rick.

 

[JD338]

mmatthews

Welcome to the forum.

As others have explained, bedding will keep the barrel and action tight in the stock. I would shoot the rifle before you do any additional bedding.

What part of MI are you located in? I'm North of Grand Rapids.

JD338

 

[mmatthews]

Thanks for the Help. Solid advice.

Mike

 

[mmatthews]

Skim bedding must be a thin coat?

 

[Guest]

Yeah, you don't take out material like you do with a wood stock when bedding to an aluminum bedding block. You just scuff around it for adhesion and then apply a thin coat. At least that's my understanding. Pop can correct me at will.

 

[mmatthews]

Thanks you guys have been great.

 

[JCalhoun]

I glass bed all my hunting and target rifles. A bedding job that is done properly sometimes helps but it never hurts.

 

[ldg397]

I currently have the factory stock with the pressure point forward on the barrel, my question is if I have it removed and free loated/pillar bedded. Is it possible it could shoot worse? It shoots pretty good now but would hate to go to the expense and it be worse.

 

[Guest]

There is a possibility, however slight, that removing the pressure point will worsen your shooting. You can always glass in some shims if it does, but then again, if it shoots well now, why fool with it?