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<blockquote data-quote="Clay Target Guy" data-source="post: 1671483" data-attributes="member: 68920"><p>Ok the thread on here about release agents got me to thinking and I did not want to mess up his thread with my question so here it goes.</p><p>I have two questions:</p><p>1) how many of you bed under the chamber area of the barrel?</p><p>2) If you bed under the chamber area, how are you squaring the front edge up and making it look good.</p><p></p><p>The guy that taught me how to bed a rifle said "I always bed about 1.5-2" under the barrel channel (shank) when bedding a rifle. If the rifle does not shoot well with it bedded there, it is easier to remove it than to have to go back in later and bed that area if it needs it". That made sense to me so I have always bedded that area.</p><p>I have tried the clay dam thing and was not really pleased with the results. The bedding material would stick in any little crease or crevice in the clay and did not look great.</p><p>The way I have been doing it (with good results but it is a pain to do) is to bed the action and this area, measure from the recoil lug forward on both sides of the stock, take a plastic card bend it to match the contour and make a line. I then take a chisel and work the line very carefully cutting the bedding away. It really looks good but is a major pain to do. </p><p>I have seen pictures of guy that just leave it in whatever shape the bedding material happens to squeeze out in. This may not matter, but to me I could see where it would give uneven pressure or support to this area, plus it does not look good.</p><p></p><p>I am always looking for better way to improve my technique so how are y'all (yes I'm from the south) doing it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clay Target Guy, post: 1671483, member: 68920"] Ok the thread on here about release agents got me to thinking and I did not want to mess up his thread with my question so here it goes. I have two questions: 1) how many of you bed under the chamber area of the barrel? 2) If you bed under the chamber area, how are you squaring the front edge up and making it look good. The guy that taught me how to bed a rifle said "I always bed about 1.5-2" under the barrel channel (shank) when bedding a rifle. If the rifle does not shoot well with it bedded there, it is easier to remove it than to have to go back in later and bed that area if it needs it". That made sense to me so I have always bedded that area. I have tried the clay dam thing and was not really pleased with the results. The bedding material would stick in any little crease or crevice in the clay and did not look great. The way I have been doing it (with good results but it is a pain to do) is to bed the action and this area, measure from the recoil lug forward on both sides of the stock, take a plastic card bend it to match the contour and make a line. I then take a chisel and work the line very carefully cutting the bedding away. It really looks good but is a major pain to do. I have seen pictures of guy that just leave it in whatever shape the bedding material happens to squeeze out in. This may not matter, but to me I could see where it would give uneven pressure or support to this area, plus it does not look good. I am always looking for better way to improve my technique so how are y'all (yes I'm from the south) doing it? [/QUOTE]
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