Gunsmithing HS Precision stock bedding block restoration

[yej0001]

I gave a H.S. Precision stock to a local gunsmith to open up the groove for recoil lug in order to host a custom R700 compatible action. Despite my request not to touch the aluminum surface and just to mill off some polymer anteriorly, the guy in his ultimate wisdom cut back the recoil lug contacting surface (the right/green stock is the ruined one). By my measurement, he shaved off ~1.5 mm material, and the surface is not vertically straight. The holes for action screws are now slight off the holes in the bedding block, probably 0.5-1 mm backward, just outside the holes in the stock.

Without going through his irrational and dumb explanations, my questions to the gurus here is whether there is a way to restore this stock? I initially thought to cut an aluminum shim to build it up, but it probably is not to be straight. Another thought is to have the action bedded in the traditional way, but it seems the recoil lug would totally be in contact with the bedding material without contacting the aluminum surface. Is the bedding material hard enough to resist the recoil?

Appreciate any suggestion. The stock is not super expensive, but it's my favorite stock off a Remington LTR.

 

[Mulepackhunter]

Just bed the stock. those need bedding anyway, I wouldnt send a rifle out without bedding those stocks. By the way your smith did 2 minustes of work with a 37.00 tool to do that, hope you didnt pay much.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Bed it, it'll be fine.

 

[Crgchck]

Bed it

 

[Baron23]

Bed it and NEVER go back to that smith.

 

[Crgchck]

Bed it and NEVER go back to that smith.i

I really mean this.. my kid set up a jig to open up his lug area and used a high speed Sheetrock router.. it looks better than that.. he’s 20 but was either 18 or 19 when he done it.. all to say, i want to say the above looks like a kid done it but my kid would do better.

 

[yej0001]

This guy works in a room in the gun shop I frequented. He is over 70, and I thought he must be "experienced". How wrong was I!

he offered to make it right, but I think I won't let him touch anything from me again. He does bedding jobs, but I may just have to take this opportunity to learn how to bed it myself

 

[Crgchck]

This guy works in a room in the gun shop I frequented. He is over 70, and I thought he must be "experienced". How wrong was I!

he offered to make it right, but I think I won't let him touch anything from me again. He does bedding jobs, but I may just have to take this opportunity to learn how to bed it myself

Bedding is not a difficult task
Just be sure to lube all contact areas of your barreled action.. I’m sure everyone has their here opinion but I’ve always just focused on the recoil lug area back to the mag-well opening on the HS’s and did not worry about the entire receiver back to the rear screw.