CZ 452 Varmint bedding

[sharac]

Posted this on Rimfirecentral so i'll copy it here also if someone need some info or pics of bedding job (yes another one

)but when i was deciding to bed my rifle i had little pics available and every little bit helps...


I've allready posted about my problems with Varmint and that i've decided to bed it. So here is the report:

Used Loctite Hysol 3471, and aluminum pillar for action screw. I've followed some allready posted instructions regarding 452 bedding. I also decided to allow putty to flow in front of the barrel to support it (halfway between action and barrel lug) but only bottom not sides of the barrel.

Everything went smoothly only gripe i have is with playdoh since its too soft and luckly i stuffed paper into action otherwise i'd have a perfect example of glue-in job. I also had to sand (used dremel) back side of the pillar (where sear goes) to allow for sear movement. I also had some nice catch the ..... sear ball game so if anyone has good advice how to reassemble sear to action easily be sure to post it (had to look for the ball twice and it took almost half an hour to get it in).

As for result i'm pretty happy, barrel and action are nicely seated with no movement even without screwing it in. I will have to wait a bit to check how it shoots...

Here are some pics:

Holes drilled (also added clay on top of the paper to avoid loctite spill):

Pillar:

Pop.out not glued in

Sanded and fitted:

Rest of them:

http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/raw_stock.jpg
http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/cleaning.jpg
http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/duct_tape.jpg
http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/fitting.jpg
http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/pillar.jpg
http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/putty.jpg
http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj474/sharac/taped_up_cleaning.jpg

 

[nashlaw]

Re: CZ 452 Varmint bedding

3 or 4 years ago, I bedded a CZ(can't remember which model) for a friend of mine who was getting into some .22 competition. He downloaded something from a website that showed how to pillar bed using some threaded brass lamp parts. They made very nice pillars and only had to relieve the one for the tang screw to get the proper clearance.

For a jackleg, I did fairly well.

David

 

[rogan]

Re: CZ 452 Varmint bedding

Nice job and those drilled impressions will really lock the bedding in place. wish i had read about that.

I do have a question as too where you got that aluminum pillar? I would like too add that too my varmint 453\\\\

 

[sharac]

Re: CZ 452 Varmint bedding

Thanx, in the mean time i went to the range and i'm satisfied since rifle is no longer all that sensitive to screw torque and it shoots way better than me...

I used simple 1cm tube sold by the meter in local store, little bit of sanding to shape it and voila. Had second thoughts about stiffness however its supported by epoxy and it should be enough...