1000 ya hunting/target rifle

aburdett · Mar 22, 2018

i have no experience in this yet but am trying to learn and diving in full bore. I have bought all the reloading equipment and just waiting for my rifle to come in.

Rifle is a rem 700 long range in 7mm rem mag. Scope on order is a Burris xtr ii with moa reticle and adjustments. 5x25x50mm mounted on Burris xtr rings. I still need to find a good steel rail for the top of the gun.

I will start my load building with hornady 168 gr accubond long range and h1000 powder.

Where I'm stuck is bedding the stock. I've been reading and watching and can't seem to find the information I want. I've ordered marine Tex gray. I can't find information on how much of the aluminum bedding block should be removed and if I should have something such as the accurisers supporting the action or just epoxy an pressure down till at least one part sits on a part of the bedding block. I'm not for competition but I want to have an accurate gun and learn from the process.

Also open to load reccomendations. I'll do more reading on that once my press shows up.

gpo1956 · Mar 22, 2018

I just bedded the recoil lug on my Sendero. It was all it needed.

Timeout · Mar 22, 2018

aburdett said:
i have no experience in this yet but am trying to learn and diving in full bore. I have bought all the reloading equipment and just waiting for my rifle to come in.

Rifle is a rem 700 long range in 7mm rem mag. Scope on order is a Burris xtr ii with moa reticle and adjustments. 5x25x50mm mounted on Burris xtr rings. I still need to find a good steel rail for the top of the gun.

I will start my load building with hornady 168 gr accubond long range and h1000 powder.

Where I'm stuck is bedding the stock. I've been reading and watching and can't seem to find the information I want. I've ordered marine Tex gray. I can't find information on how much of the aluminum bedding block should be removed and if I should have something such as the accurisers supporting the action or just epoxy an pressure down till at least one part sits on a part of the bedding block. I'm not for competition but I want to have an accurate gun and learn from the process.

Also open to load reccomendations. I'll do more reading on that once my press shows up.

Congrats on your journey to build an accurate rifle! There is a ton of wrong info available on the world wide web with regards to bedding a stock. If you do it wrong, you will need to grind it out and start over. Richard Franklin's DVD is the best tutorial that I have seen. Learn all about it here:
http://www.6mmbr.com/pillarbedding.html
BTW, Marine Tex is a good choice. Devcon is another good compound for bedding.

Canhunter35 · Mar 22, 2018

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/action-bedding-at-home.200397/page-2#post-1422082

Here's a fresh thread on bedding, lots of good tips.
You shouldn't need to remove any of the aluminum bedding block, just add bedding compound. Since it's a 700 I would full bed it myself. Guys posted pictures and descriptions how to do it on the other thread

jasent · Mar 22, 2018

Best release agent I've used so far is toilet wax ring. I apply by hand. Cost me <$2 and enough to do prob 50 rifles. Action slips out like it's been bedded for years

dmoon · Mar 22, 2018

Welcome to the rabbit hole.....looks like you're diving into one heck of a journey. Good luck, the best advice I have is take your time applying the wax/release agent.

Zen Archery · Mar 22, 2018

I wouldn't bed until I knew for a fact it needed it.
I would remove any stock contact with the barrel to make sure its not jacking with the harmonics and take it from there.

martinakl · Mar 22, 2018

If you're a visual/audio learner:

gpo1956 · Mar 22, 2018

Great series of videos in my opinion.

MudRunner2005 · Mar 22, 2018

aburdett said:
i have no experience in this yet but am trying to learn and diving in full bore. I have bought all the reloading equipment and just waiting for my rifle to come in.

Rifle is a rem 700 long range in 7mm rem mag. Scope on order is a Burris xtr ii with moa reticle and adjustments. 5x25x50mm mounted on Burris xtr rings. I still need to find a good steel rail for the top of the gun.

I will start my load building with hornady 168 gr accubond long range and h1000 powder.

Where I'm stuck is bedding the stock. I've been reading and watching and can't seem to find the information I want. I've ordered marine Tex gray. I can't find information on how much of the aluminum bedding block should be removed and if I should have something such as the accurisers supporting the action or just epoxy an pressure down till at least one part sits on a part of the bedding block. I'm not for competition but I want to have an accurate gun and learn from the process.

Also open to load reccomendations. I'll do more reading on that once my press shows up.

Don't remove ANY of the aluminum bedding block. Skim-bed the action and lug area to about 1.5" past the lug, then tape off so your bedding doesn't flow. Be sure to thoroughly spray down the action, screws, barrel, lug, and any other metal parts (not the bed block) that might come in contact with the bedding material, with release agent before attempting to bed.

martinakl · Mar 22, 2018

I use clear shoe polish for release agent. Last time I used the shoe polish and some Hornady One Shot spray. Overkill but it was a really high end rifle build.

My brother had the same gun as you (700 Long Range, 7mm Mag). We bedded the recoil lug, just like in the video above, added a timney 510, and that thing shot very, very well.

I propose:
H1000 and 180 Berger Hunting VLD's.

gpo1956 · Mar 22, 2018

Do the 180 Bergers shoot ok with the 9.25 twist? I haven't tried any that heavy yet.

martinakl · Mar 22, 2018

We're right at 2,700+ feet above sea level in Boise, ID. Hunt 3,000-10,000 feet. I know they're comfortably stable at our elevations.

We had them going 2,900+ FPS.

Timeout · Mar 22, 2018

Bedding the action should be standard operating procedure.

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