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<blockquote data-quote="FatBoy..." data-source="post: 54968" data-attributes="member: 349"><p>Ian,</p><p></p><p>This is pretty timely; I'm picking up a 6BR in about 2 hours that'll need to be bedded. I had Howard (the rifle builder) make a set of stainless pillars and a finish cap for the front action screw.</p><p></p><p>Like you said, adds lots more work and I wasn't comfortable learning on a $750 stock that required a two-month wait to get.</p><p></p><p>Steel bed is my poison. I'd like to try Marine Tex, as the GA guys used it on one of my 6.5x284's and it's a work of art.</p><p></p><p>Maybe some day I'll get to the point were I could bed one like the pro's.....</p><p></p><p>You wanna stir the pot some,, let's bring up the barrel pad!! I HAD to use one on my last rifle, but I'm trying without this time to see if I can get away without it. With a 9lbs barrel hanging off a repeating long action, there was just too much flex and it had vertical dispersion. I added what came out to be a 3.75" barrel pad, the rifle then shot consistent HM scores at 1000y off a sling. I'd love to hear what others do and why.</p><p></p><p>FatBoy...</p><p></p><p>[ 03-14-2004: Message edited by: FatBoy... ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FatBoy..., post: 54968, member: 349"] Ian, This is pretty timely; I’m picking up a 6BR in about 2 hours that'll need to be bedded. I had Howard (the rifle builder) make a set of stainless pillars and a finish cap for the front action screw. Like you said, adds lots more work and I wasn't comfortable learning on a $750 stock that required a two-month wait to get. Steel bed is my poison. I'd like to try Marine Tex, as the GA guys used it on one of my 6.5x284's and it's a work of art. Maybe some day I'll get to the point were I could bed one like the pro's..... You wanna stir the pot some,, let's bring up the barrel pad!! I HAD to use one on my last rifle, but I'm trying without this time to see if I can get away without it. With a 9lbs barrel hanging off a repeating long action, there was just too much flex and it had vertical dispersion. I added what came out to be a 3.75" barrel pad, the rifle then shot consistent HM scores at 1000y off a sling. I'd love to hear what others do and why. FatBoy... [ 03-14-2004: Message edited by: FatBoy... ] [/QUOTE]
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