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The Basics, Starting Out
My new 300WSM, what do you think?
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<blockquote data-quote="brentc" data-source="post: 624841" data-attributes="member: 16938"><p>I would free float your barrel before you bed it. That way you ensure proper fit into the action inletting when you drop it into the bedding compound. It almost looks to me like the barrel channel was not allowing the action to fully seat into the aluminum block when it was torqued and the layer of epoxy, or whatever it is, was added to "bed" or a better word might be to shim the action into the stock. I kind of doubt the rifle shot very well with all that stress. Maybe that's why he was looking to get rid of it. </p><p> </p><p>No problem though, with a little bedding and some barrel clearance it will probably shoot great.</p><p> </p><p>An easy way to maintain perfect roundness in your barrel channel using common hand tools is to wrap a properly sized socket in sand paper and sand until you have adequate clearance around your barrel when your action sits against the bedding block. Then you can touch up the sanded area with a closely matching spray paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brentc, post: 624841, member: 16938"] I would free float your barrel before you bed it. That way you ensure proper fit into the action inletting when you drop it into the bedding compound. It almost looks to me like the barrel channel was not allowing the action to fully seat into the aluminum block when it was torqued and the layer of epoxy, or whatever it is, was added to "bed" or a better word might be to shim the action into the stock. I kind of doubt the rifle shot very well with all that stress. Maybe that's why he was looking to get rid of it. No problem though, with a little bedding and some barrel clearance it will probably shoot great. An easy way to maintain perfect roundness in your barrel channel using common hand tools is to wrap a properly sized socket in sand paper and sand until you have adequate clearance around your barrel when your action sits against the bedding block. Then you can touch up the sanded area with a closely matching spray paint. [/QUOTE]
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