Mauser 98 bedding
I've been working on updating a few of my Mauser 98 hunting rifles. I'm going to upgrade the stocks to advanced composites and glass bed them with Accraglass.
Will gluing the trigger guard/magazine assembly into the stock permanently have any noticable effect good or bad on accuracy. I'm thinking it should help accuracy. Is there some reason I shouldn't do this?
Will gluing the trigger guard/magazine assembly into the stock permanently have any noticable effect good or bad on accuracy. I'm thinking it should help accuracy. Is there some reason I shouldn't do this?
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I believe several reasons why you shouldn't do that...
It would hurt their resale value.
If the stock ever warps, the guard moves with it, and could possibly torque the receiver. Might have trouble taking out the guard screws then if you wanted to pull out the barreled action.
Any moisture wicking in between the wood and metal stays there forever if they are one.
I think you would be better off pillar bedding, and doing a glass bed that allows you to disassemble.
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The rifles are my homemade sporters with A&B, Wilson barrels, Herters stocks that are worn out. Their value isnt that great, except to me. I'm upgrading to Bell and Carlson composite stocks that I would hope would be more stable than wood with regard to moisture.
I'm concerned about making the gun rugged and accurate.
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I have had good results with glass bedding the recoil lug insuring it is a tight fit and square. Glass bedding the rear screw for tight housing fit. Use release agent . Free floating the barrel. Then AFTER assembly sealing the entire space (crack) between barrel and stock and receiver(top&bottom) and stock with color matching silicone glue. This keeps out the rain, allows for disassembly, allows barrel to expand under heat. Glue 100% RTV peals right off. Pay particular attention to area of receiver of the bolt release(extractor stop) were water drips in during rugged use. Pay attention to trigger slot, allow for trigger movement and seal off all excess space. 0 -
I do not see any advantage to do that. Permanently gluing the trigger guard and magazine will not do anything to stiffen the action in the stock, thereby inhancing accuracy (theoretically). Glass bedding the trigger guard will make it as tight and weather proof as it needs to be. Being able to disassemble a hunting rifle can be important to clean and repair it. You must always fall back to the intent of the design of the rifle, and it is hard to improve on the design of the 98 Mauser. 0 -
hughbetcha,
Are the B & C stocks made with the aluminum bedding block or simply the composite material?
If you have the bedding block the bedding process is just skim bedding with something similar to Marine Tex. The same applies to the bottom metal. Just be sure to use release agent, neutral shoe polish, or a good grade of car wax to be sure that the parts don't stick. Fill the voids, holes and slots in the metal with modeling clay. The bottom metal needs to be removable since gluing in does not solve anything and will create problems if it can. Many folks will use masking tape on the stock to prevent the overflow of bedding compound from sticking to the stock.
If this is composite materials only, I create pillars from aluminum round stock or you can buy commercially available models glued in with Marine Tex. Again, use release agent to be sure that everything comes out of the stock except the bedding and pillars.
Brownells and Midway both have videos of this process which will help walk you through the process.
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For the best results, leave the AccuraGlass out, and use the Marine Tex, or something similar, like Brownells Steel Bed.
I would install pillars, and follow the advice of Nononsense, if you have a stock, with a bedding block. Do not permanently affix the bottom metal. you will be sorry, if you do. Make sure the barrel is FREE FLOATING.
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