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bedding a 33 inch barrelled rifle properly
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<blockquote data-quote="wildcat westerner" data-source="post: 2548070" data-attributes="member: 21361"><p>Thanks to some great insights from fellow readers I now have this new insight. Filling the block on the barrel with epoxy when its already fluted could be a time consuming mess. This was suggested since the exterior of the bedding block will be so large it will look ugly, especially in place when in the stock. Turn down the area where the barrel bedding block will be placed till the flutes, at least are gone. Turn it to a dimension of a common I.D. of a tube for superior fit. That way recoil movement potential is eliminated with proper fit. The exterior of the tube will require some relief on the stock, but it will not be hugely ugly. The bottom of the bedding block tube will have a square solid block added to it. This, in essence, becomes a huge recoil lug. several stock screws for attachment will allow the barrel on one side and the action on the other of the block to free float. Thus, when all this is accomplished a 8 inch barrel bedding block would still have 24 of the 33 inch barrel vibrating uniformally, so the barrel harmonics should not be affected. Are there experienced tool and die makers out there, and advanced gunsmiths who have worked similarly with outsized barrels and attempted this suggested procedure?</p><p></p><p>WW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildcat westerner, post: 2548070, member: 21361"] Thanks to some great insights from fellow readers I now have this new insight. Filling the block on the barrel with epoxy when its already fluted could be a time consuming mess. This was suggested since the exterior of the bedding block will be so large it will look ugly, especially in place when in the stock. Turn down the area where the barrel bedding block will be placed till the flutes, at least are gone. Turn it to a dimension of a common I.D. of a tube for superior fit. That way recoil movement potential is eliminated with proper fit. The exterior of the tube will require some relief on the stock, but it will not be hugely ugly. The bottom of the bedding block tube will have a square solid block added to it. This, in essence, becomes a huge recoil lug. several stock screws for attachment will allow the barrel on one side and the action on the other of the block to free float. Thus, when all this is accomplished a 8 inch barrel bedding block would still have 24 of the 33 inch barrel vibrating uniformally, so the barrel harmonics should not be affected. Are there experienced tool and die makers out there, and advanced gunsmiths who have worked similarly with outsized barrels and attempted this suggested procedure? WW [/QUOTE]
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