Weatherby stock

kallie

September 01, 2012 17:12

I have purchased a stock on GB for my Weatherby. The previous owner said he bedded it, at the recoil lug, for his gun. I put my action in the stock and it "teeter totters" on the bedding. He said in his action, the barrel was free floating. With my action there is about a quarter of an inch gap at the end of the forend tip. I have shaved the bedding down so that the gap is in the one sixteenth of an inch area and still free floating. But it still rocks on the bedding. My question is, is this acceptable? It seems to me that the action should "settle in with no movement". Thanks for your help.

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  kallie

  September 01, 2012 17:12

  I was wondering if a true weatherby stock would fit on the vanguard series.
  
  Thanks
  
  Jeff

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  charliemeyer007

  September 01, 2012 17:30

  It would not be ok to have an action rock. When the screws are tightened you could bind the bolt.
  
  I would clean/scrape the entire area and rebed with like 5# of up pressure on the bbl. Then scrape all the bbl channel except the last 1/2 inch or so. If it doesn't shoot good remove that last 1/2 inch to fully free float the bbl.
  
  Pay really good attention to your release agent, a really small untreated area can cause you major problems.
  
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  The end of the forearm tip I leave unscraped so as to apply the 5# of up pressure on the bbl. I really liked the old Micro Bed as it was very thick and didn't run out of the stock when held upside in the vice. I hung a 5# weight on the bbl to generate the dampening tension.

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  kallie

  September 01, 2012 18:14

  I have done a couple of bed jobs in the past. You say scrape the barrel channel except the last half inch. Is that at the action end or the barrel end? I just want to make sure I understand fully. Thanks

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  kallie

  September 01, 2012 20:51

  Thanks for the clarification. I just got done removing the old bedding and sanding the barrel channel. I do have some pressure at the forend tip. I will check tomorrow to see how much. Thanks for the help. Jim.

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  nononsense

  September 02, 2012 04:48

  kallie,
  
  quote:It seems to me that the action should "settle in with no movement".
  
  That's a good way to say it.
  
  We teach students that a proper bedding job is stress-free. As you point out, it shouldn't rock and there shouldn't be any pressure exerted on any point of the action or barrel except at the screws where the action is pulled down into the bedding. Folks still want to put a little upward pressure on the skinny factory barrels at the forend tip since they are usually button rifled and stressed to the max. But I suggest trying it without any pressure first then adding it if absolutely necessary.
  
  These are generally hunting rifles not competition rifles so little tiny groups will be the exception not the rule. The best procedure is to look for round groups with a good load and a bullet chosen for the game. Tuning by load development is half the fun.
  
  Best.

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  Dokey

  September 02, 2012 05:50

  Weatherby guns came in different barrel contours, #1, #2, #3, the #1 was for the 24" barrel and the rest for 26"

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  kallie

  September 03, 2012 18:35

  Bedding done. Now on to the stock work. I am adding a rosewood grip cap, contouring the grip area and reforming the cheek piece for more definition. Going for a Vanguard / MarkV hybrid look.

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  kallie

  September 03, 2012 18:38

  Also, any suggestions for a stain to enhance the somewhat plain grain pattern?

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