Gunsmithing Scope base bedded in JB Weld

[Familydude]

Just bought a Remington barreled action. In great shape but the scope base was bedded in JB Weld. I would like to swap it out for a different type but don’t know if it would be worth the trouble. From looking at JB’s website, heating the epoxy up to 500 degrees is really the best way to get it off. Anyone else ever deal with this?

 

[Huskydriver]

Just bought a Remington barreled action. In great shape but the scope base was bedded in JB Weld. I would like to swap it out for a different type but don’t know if it would be worth the trouble. From looking at JB’s website, heating the epoxy up to 500 degrees is really the best way to get it off. Anyone else ever deal with this?

Bruh...replace the base.........

 

[Familydude]

That’s the plan. Wondering if anyone else has dealt with the same thing and had any advice on the best way to get it off. Hate to screw something up.

 

[Mike Casselton]

A clothes iron will heat it up enough to remove the JB.
Leave one screw in the base. Set the rifle up level. Set the iron on high without water or steam.
Place the iron on top of the base and come back in ten minutes.
Set the iron aside, pull the screw (it is hot so be careful).
Lift the base and scrape away the JB with popsicle sticks.

DON'T GET IT IN THE SCREW HOLES

You might have to do it a couple times, but most of it should come off.

Bed the new base and no-one will ever know that you didn't get all of the JB off...

 

[spife7980]

I would prefer to have my scope base bedded over not bedded. If its already done just leave it alone.

 

[Familydude]

A clothes iron will heat it up enough to remove the JB.
Leave one screw in the base. Set the rifle up level. Set the iron on high without water or steam.
Place the iron on top of the base and come back in ten minutes.
Set the iron aside, pull the screw (it is hot so be careful).
Lift the base and scrape away the JB with popsicle sticks.

DON'T GET IT IN THE SCREW HOLES

You might have to do it a couple times, but most of it should come off.

Bed the new base and no-one will ever know that you didn't get all of the JB off...

Awesome tip, I’ll give it a try. Thank you.

 

[Familydude]

I would prefer to have my scope base bedded over not bedded. If its already done just leave it alone.

I agree on having it bedded. Just want a different base. I’ll bed the new one. Appreciate the response.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

I'm confused, if the existing base is getting replaced why are you worried about removing the JB Weld? It should be on the base only, not the action.

 

[Familydude]

The epoxy needs to be “thinned” so the old base can easily be removed from the action. The epoxy is on both.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Oh ok, it sounds like someone screwed up and didn't use release agent then. Done right the base should come right off with nothing adhered to the action. In that case heat is your best bet.

 

[Familydude]

Appreciate the insight.

 

[dustingaunder]

The scope base isn’t bedded. It’s JB welded to the rifle. If the person effed that up they probably didn’t follow any of the rest of the process either.

 

[Threadcutter308]

Maybe I missed it,but, what’s wrong with the existing base ?

 

[dustingaunder]

Is there epoxy on both front and rear part of the base?

If just one side remove all of the screws and hit the non glued side sideways with a block of wood or a soft face hammer. They may not have done a good degreasing either if they were that dumb. It might pop right off.

 

[Arc Light]

If you don't care about the base, heat it up with propane torch, take a metal punch, put it on one end of the base, and whack it hard with a hammer. Should come off without much trouble.

 

[spife7980]

Id just be a man and bite it off

 

[Threadcutter308]

Id just be a man and bite it off

he ded.........

 

[Familydude]

I’ll send it out to ya.

 

[Familydude]

he ded.........

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Maybe I missed it,but, what’s wrong with the existing base ?

A little too generous with the JB Weld. Need to separate the base from the action

 

[stello1001]

Did the base bond/weld to the action?

If not, I would not do the iron thing where you leave it sitting on the base. The heat will transfer down softening the jb weld on the base but also on the action. If the base is not welded on and can be removed, there is no point in softening it's jb weld.

You want to remove only what's on the action and I would rather do it with a dremel than heating up and having the potential for some of it to get into the screw holes and hardening in there.

 

[Familydude]

Thanks!

 

[Simonsza1]

Jb welded the base to the action?
what an idiot

 

[Shooter71]

It’s actually quite common and works fine to JB the bases to the action. Helps on heavy recoiling rifles, heavy scopes, and non-lugged bases and rails. Heat it up, tap them with a hammer and they’ll fall off.