Skim Bedding question.

[Mike0341]

i was thinking about having my rifle skim bedded. it is currently sitting in a B&C A5 stock and it shoots pretty good as it is but was wondering how much more a bedding job will help?

i am currently still working on load development so ill be doing this after i find the sweet spot if there is such a thing.


my main question is once i finally decide that my rifle is as accurate as its going to get and i decide to swap out the barrel and true the action and all that fun stuff would having my action already bedded to the stock cause future frustration for the smith working on my rig?

most likely if i re-barrel i would get another recoil lug so i can see that causing problems. please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[billyburl2]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

I have a Choate stock that has an aluminum bedding block similar to the B&C on my Savage. And the biggest difference since it was skimmed has been return to zero if I remove the action from the stock. The only problem I foresee in the future is if you get a thicker recoil lug when you re-barrel. But honestly it will take the smith just a few minutes to cut it out on the mill.

 

[Mike0341]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

thanks for the info.

i heard a lot of mixed feelings using google and i personally trust the info and guidance from you guys before i trust what i find on google. i heard it makes it more consistent so i guess thats where retiring to zero comes into play as well.

might hold off till the day i decide if a re-barrel is needed.

thanks again for the info

 

[Temp9]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

When/if you rebarrel, I would redo the bedding, especially in the recoil lug area. Even if you don't switch recoil lugs, the lug often won't be aligned in the exact same place. That'll cause stress in the system which ruins the entire point of bedding in the first place.

If you learn to bed the rifle by yourself, you could just grind out the old bedding and redo it for the cost of the compound. You would only need to pay the smith to do your barrel and action.

 

[Niles Coyote]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

I skim bedded several Remingtons in stocks with the aluminum bedding block. They will be more consistent and you should notice fewer unexplained fliers in your groups. Improvement, while this varied from rifle to rifle I would say the most improvement I have seen in a rifle that was normally shooting consistent 5 shot groups between .6-.8 MOA with an occasional group just under .5 improved to a rifle that now groups about .25 moa tighter and occasionally groups in the mid .3’s. But like I said there was a noticeable difference in the amount of unexplained fliers (bullets falling a few tenths away from the rest)

Now on rebarrelling, the action won’t change but the area from the action face, lug and barrel will. Cleaning out the lug area and just rebedded that can be done but the bedding will look better if it is completely redone. I have done both and not seen any difference on target, but it is easy to get voids in the bedding if just the lug area is done and it doesn’t look as pretty as when the whole action is redone but again no difference on target.

You can pay to have it done but also consider doing it yourself there are many DIY thread in the gunsmithing section here on the hide. A dremmel and a sanding wheel will clean out previous bedding or fix mistakes once cured.

And, doing it yourself seems to make you feel more connected to the rifle and more confident... At least to me it does.

 

[SuburbanHick]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

i completly tore apart a choate ulitmate sniper (very similar to the b&c) i added a DBM to it and beeded with devcon...it went from .75 moa to CONISISTANTLY .5MOA.. to bed a rifle is easy if you know what your doing... i used devcon stainless steel and clear shoe polish... a dremel and drill with 1/4 drill bit to create more bedding surface...honestly it wasnt that bad... im no gunsmith but feel free to PM me for pics

 

[RobG]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

I did not see any increased accuracy when I skimmed two different B&C stocks. But, what I did find was I could pull the action and put it back in with no shift in zero; just make sure to be consistent with the action screw torque. Helpful for maintenance and such.

Check out the bedding thread. It is an easy job and will save you some dough.

 

[Mike0341]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

thanks guys.ill definitely check out the info in the bedding section. might try this out once i get my load developed.

edit: anyone have a loin to the bedding section. i can't seem to find it on here. i remember seeing something about it a while ago but can't seem to find it now

 

[RobG]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

Gunsmithing forum stickied near the top.

 

[Mike0341]

Re: Skim Bedding question.

got it thanks. I'm retarded