Recent content by david8017

Yes I am. Thats how Ive done others without issues It still doesnt make sense to me why it would be stress free for several days after the bedding material has fully cured,then all of a sudden have stress......

I sent this PM to another member but I figured I would pick yalls brain as well.... riddle me this..... i didnt everything correct. Waited 4 days before torquing the action screws (45 in/lb). No movement in stock. I did this a couple of times to verify. I did my final cleaning of the action...

I finished re-bedding the rifle this weekend. Torqued her up last night and felt no movement. I'll put the dial indicator on her this weekend to make sure How long do you guys typically wait to shoot the rifle after bedding?

That would make the most sense...lol

Oops I only waited about 12 hours to remove action and torqued the screws within a day. It looks like I will be re-bedding.... I'll relieve the bedding in front of the lug first and see what that does

Thanks for the replies guys.

I pillar/action bedded my weatherby vanguard .243 win in a boyds laminate stock. Since the front action screw threads into the lug, I bedded without taping any part of the lug. I used inletting guide screws to align the holes and held the action in place using electrical tape. After...

Thanks for the replies. I'll try em out when this weekend and see if I can pinpoint the issue

yes, i knocked the primers out. my caliper is a dial caliper that reads in thousandths

i purchased the hornady headspace gauge kit and set it up as described. I measured three fired cases that had the same measurement (0.046 i believe). Two chambered a little tight but the third chambered easily. Can somebody explain why this would be? Thanks in advance

Ive been lurking for a little while and decided to join. I have found some good info on here and look forward to receiving an abundance of information. Thanks David