Glass Bedding
I've got an acraglas bedding kit in the red box that's been sitting for a while and the blue release agent has hardened into a pill. The other stuff seems ok. Is there any way to soften up the release agent, or aside from paste wax, is there anything readily available that I can use as a release agent?
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I know glass bedding a rifle action to a wood stock will greatly improve accuracy, but what about a synthetic stock? I just bought a Tikka .308 with synthetic stock, and though I haven't shot it yet, was considering having all the work done to it while the weather stinks. Any thoughts on this matter?
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If you want to bed it for practice go ahead. The reason you glas bed wooden (or even laminate) stocks is to get a bed for the action/barrel that is not affected by temperature or humidity. Those problems are resolved in the synthetic stock so glass bedding is redundant. 0 -
Hello, I would be like inflating air.
Michael
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depends on the stock. A black "plastic" injection molded stock would benefit from bedding. They are flimsy, and hollow (I would replace these stocks with a laminated). The torque created under recoil will twist a cheap synthetic stock. resulting in the barreled action coming to rest in a very slightly different place each time, or under a slightly different "bridge" pressure, this will increase group size. FULLY bedding an action, including the tang and first 2" of the barrel, as well as all recoil lugs and bedding screws, will make it more tight and resistent to twisting or moving. This will also make the rifle recoil more "straight back", than the normal "twist and jump".
Your purpose is of paramount importance here. If it's just for hunting, it probably is unnecessary, but if you are trying to wring the tightest groups possible, for paper shooting or long range hunting, then bed it all. Don't waste money to "meat hunt" out to 200yds, it is a diminishing return. If your not an absolute accuracy freak, or the if the gun groups sub MOA as is, leave it alone. My .02
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Leave it to JustC. He is right, of course, I had not considered stiffening a low end synthetic, but I admit I was aware some are foam core. Still, if you are not doing the work yourself, you might be better served by putting the money into a laminate or higher grade synthetic. Just a thought (from a guy that really likes laminates). 0 -
db,
Suggest that you shoot the rifle first before jumping into glass or
pillar bedding. Just may surprise you. Weather may stink but why go thru this drill before shooting the rifle? I sold a Tikka recently,nib, and the purchaser was completely satisfied w/accuracy.
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