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bedding full action question
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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 1011100" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>As an example of bedding the "ends" of the action, here is what my stock looks like on my savage. All the "experts" I read up on seemed to agree that the tang must be free floated like the barrel, since there is so much of a savage receiver behind the rear action screw. The rear action screw is also tricky because the sear is right up against it, and needs some room to swing freely when the rifle is fired. I don't know if you will be able to see it in the pics, but the steel sleeve in the rear screw hole is cut away on the back side for this reason, and the front bedding area holds the recoil lug snugly, but doesn't touch the barrel nut at all (taped off during the process), or reach all the way back to the feed ramp. The entire center portion of the action is clear of the stock, and everything behind the rear action screw, and all of the barrel channel. During load development, the best group at 100 yards was 0.338", the worst was 0.911, and the average of all the test load groups was 0.645". It isn't pretty inside that stock, but it sure works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 1011100, member: 48559"] As an example of bedding the "ends" of the action, here is what my stock looks like on my savage. All the "experts" I read up on seemed to agree that the tang must be free floated like the barrel, since there is so much of a savage receiver behind the rear action screw. The rear action screw is also tricky because the sear is right up against it, and needs some room to swing freely when the rifle is fired. I don't know if you will be able to see it in the pics, but the steel sleeve in the rear screw hole is cut away on the back side for this reason, and the front bedding area holds the recoil lug snugly, but doesn't touch the barrel nut at all (taped off during the process), or reach all the way back to the feed ramp. The entire center portion of the action is clear of the stock, and everything behind the rear action screw, and all of the barrel channel. During load development, the best group at 100 yards was 0.338", the worst was 0.911, and the average of all the test load groups was 0.645". It isn't pretty inside that stock, but it sure works. [/QUOTE]
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