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Bedding McMillan stocks
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<blockquote data-quote="tobnpr" data-source="post: 2739901" data-attributes="member: 68758"><p>Up to you.</p><p>McMillan recommends, for hunting rifles, you shoot it first.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://mcmillanusa.com/bed-mcmillan-stock/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The risk, if it's a DIY (or done by an unprofessional smith) is that you can do more harm than good with a receiver bedding job that's done improperly by stressing (bending) the receiver. If you do decide to bed it- I would shoot it first to establish baseline accuracy. Testing again after bedding will confirm you didn't hack the bedding job. Done correctly, bedding can never be detrimental to accuracy. If you discover a problem after, it's simple enough to grind out the bedding and do-over...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tobnpr, post: 2739901, member: 68758"] Up to you. McMillan recommends, for hunting rifles, you shoot it first. [URL unfurl="true"]https://mcmillanusa.com/bed-mcmillan-stock/[/URL] The risk, if it's a DIY (or done by an unprofessional smith) is that you can do more harm than good with a receiver bedding job that's done improperly by stressing (bending) the receiver. If you do decide to bed it- I would shoot it first to establish baseline accuracy. Testing again after bedding will confirm you didn't hack the bedding job. Done correctly, bedding can never be detrimental to accuracy. If you discover a problem after, it's simple enough to grind out the bedding and do-over... [/QUOTE]
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