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The Basics, Starting Out
Extra Metal on Long Range Rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 103646" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>The barrel bedding block also does a couple other things.</p><p></p><p>1. Harmonically shortens the barrel to what is extending outside the block forward. For example, 30" barrel, with 9" block (extensive testing has shown this to be the best and max length) leaves about 21" sticking out front. The theory is short fat barrels are more accurate (easier to tune) than longer barrels.</p><p></p><p>2. Easy barrel changes. Simply unscrew the top block, lift the barreled action out and change barrels and clamp back in. No rebedding of the action required. Make sure that you use a "split" block. You can use a solid block that just has a hole drilled where the barrel is glued in but that is expensive and time consuming to change the barrel. The split block is the way to go.</p><p></p><p>3. Allows a 700 action with short tenon to be used with long heavy barrel and the barrel weight not destroy the bedding. The action is actually free floated and the bedding block has the bedding for the gun. Most of the blocks are pillar bedded on the bottom.</p><p></p><p>Heavy guns often use a solid block that is split. Light guns (16.5 or 17 lbs depending on organization) use a block that often has the middle cut out of the top for weight reduction. It is hard to make weight normally with a LG in a barrel block.</p><p></p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 103646, member: 12"] The barrel bedding block also does a couple other things. 1. Harmonically shortens the barrel to what is extending outside the block forward. For example, 30" barrel, with 9" block (extensive testing has shown this to be the best and max length) leaves about 21" sticking out front. The theory is short fat barrels are more accurate (easier to tune) than longer barrels. 2. Easy barrel changes. Simply unscrew the top block, lift the barreled action out and change barrels and clamp back in. No rebedding of the action required. Make sure that you use a "split" block. You can use a solid block that just has a hole drilled where the barrel is glued in but that is expensive and time consuming to change the barrel. The split block is the way to go. 3. Allows a 700 action with short tenon to be used with long heavy barrel and the barrel weight not destroy the bedding. The action is actually free floated and the bedding block has the bedding for the gun. Most of the blocks are pillar bedded on the bottom. Heavy guns often use a solid block that is split. Light guns (16.5 or 17 lbs depending on organization) use a block that often has the middle cut out of the top for weight reduction. It is hard to make weight normally with a LG in a barrel block. BH [/QUOTE]
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