After reading and re-reading the "Bedding Project" thread and various other threads and articles on the ole interweb, I'm finally starting my first bedding project. The rifle is a Stevens/Savage action that started life as a .243. It's now chambered in .260 with a McGowen barrel a bedded EGW scope base and a Manners T2 stock. The stock arrived pretty well inleted with only a couple of small areas that needed to be massaged. So far I've only gone through the fitting to make sure it all goes smooth when I'm ready to bed. I got really into it tonight and wanted to start waxing, play dohing, and mixing the Marine Tex but it's already 9 pm and I gotta work tomorrow. I'm going to post some pics of what I've gotten so far and when I get to it I'll post pics of the bedding.
Massaged the sides just a hair
A little more around the rear of the barrel nut
Action/guide screws taped enough to keep bedding out of pillars and to keep screws centered in pillars
Two layers of tape on the tang to keep it free floated after bedding, and tape on the barrel near the front of the stock to keep centered and level.
Nice and level
Nice gap for bedding
Relieved a little on the rear of the lug area to get a nice pad of bedding
Almost ready
Still have to tape off recoil lug and barrel nut but otherwise I'll be ready to put the play doh and kiwi on. More to come
Massaged the sides just a hair
A little more around the rear of the barrel nut
Action/guide screws taped enough to keep bedding out of pillars and to keep screws centered in pillars
Two layers of tape on the tang to keep it free floated after bedding, and tape on the barrel near the front of the stock to keep centered and level.
Nice and level
Nice gap for bedding
Relieved a little on the rear of the lug area to get a nice pad of bedding
Almost ready
Still have to tape off recoil lug and barrel nut but otherwise I'll be ready to put the play doh and kiwi on. More to come
