Looking to possibly have some work done on my rifle which would include a different stock and having it bedded. While the rifle is at the smith I was going to have him chamber me another barrel in a different caliber as well. The rifle is an origin action so I could use it like a switch barrel setup. Does it affect the bedding over time by removing the rifle from the stock frequently? Is a chassis a better choice for this? Or maybe I just turn it into 2 rifles...
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Frequent Removal Of Bedded Action
- Thread starter Mauser48
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If you have to change out, exercise caution and torque specs. Long term-chassis or better yet build two guns, specific to the task.
Provided you aren't smacking the bedding with the trigger, tang, etc. it should be fine. Theory, wood and steel folklore says do not do this much.
Provided you aren't smacking the bedding with the trigger, tang, etc. it should be fine. Theory, wood and steel folklore says do not do this much.
Is the orgin an integral lug? That was the main pain when I was switching barrels ona remington action in a bedded stock. I relived the bedding on the sides and front of the lug to make removal easier. Later I sold the stock and started using a mini chassis.
You can damage a bedding job removing the BA from the stock. I think the normal trouble area for this is around the recoil lug when the bedding is all the way around it. Last couple of actions I bedded I tried to keep from bedding the front of the lug. I used extra layers of tape on the front and sides to give extra clearance.
You can damage a bedding job removing the BA from the stock. I think the normal trouble area for this is around the recoil lug when the bedding is all the way around it. Last couple of actions I bedded I tried to keep from bedding the front of the lug. I used extra layers of tape on the front and sides to give extra clearance.
In theory, bedding your action into the stock, and having aluminum pillars will help with constant removal and retorquing of the action, and with repeatability. I have an origin action that I use as you describe, in a bedded stock with pillars, that I remove all the time, and iv had no issues to date. When I bedded mine I put 2 layers of painters tape thickness on the front of the recoil lug if I recall correctly. I’ll look for some pictures but it was my first bedding job and I learned from reading on here and other forums.
I've done this before, but it was more of a PITA than it was worth. I just turned them into two rifles. "Problem" solved.
My target rifles are too long to fit in my safe. To store them I have to remove the actions from the stocks. I have been doing that now since 2013 and have not had a problem yet. Not even a wandering zero.
The stocks are epoxy bedded with aluminium pillars. They are not sensitive to torque values provided I use more than 5 N.m torque. Precision and zero are unchanged from 5 N.m to 17 N.m. I haven't gone above 17.
The stocks are epoxy bedded with aluminium pillars. They are not sensitive to torque values provided I use more than 5 N.m torque. Precision and zero are unchanged from 5 N.m to 17 N.m. I haven't gone above 17.
If a stock is bedded correctly there are zero issues . The only concern is POI shift because of different torque values each time, which will be very minimal if it is a quality stock and bedding job .
I have three Zermatt/Bighorn Short Actions. I have chambered three barrels (.223, 6 x 47L and .308) for them. The Actions are extremely consistent dimensionally. I can take any barrel and install it on any Action and they will all headspace the same.
I would guess that the Origins are probably the same in terms of consistency.
There are no issues taking an action out of a pillar bedded stock. You can make multiple rifles if you like but you don't have to. Kind of a waste of money on a new action, stock, rings/mount and scope when you could just buy a barrel for the set up you have but it's your money.
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