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Bedding in front of recoil lug
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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 432655" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>Brit, I bed in front of the recoil lug about 1 - 1.5"as long as the straight shank of the barrel extends that far. On barrels that have shorter shanks, I never bed past the straight portion. Sometimes that may be 1/2" (or less), but I still do it. In the past, I have ground down the bedding that was in front of the recoil lug on a rifle that was not shooting well, but I never saw that improve accuracy. I have seen great shooting rifles bedded both ways. My theory is bed it while you're doing the bedding job, and if it doesn't shoot, you could start removing narrow bands of it from the front, and see if the rifle responds. Haven't actually ever done that myself, just a theory. </p><p></p><p>On 6mm BR, on the gunsmithing board, there is a post called "Torque values on Rem 700 short action" that describes indicating the barrel while tightening or loosening the action screws, looking for a stress-free bedding job. A couple of references are made to a stress-free bedding video by Gordy Gritters. I haven't seen it, but it could be worth checking out.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to admit that my limited knowledge of bedding has convinced me that the process is more art than science. I have observed though, that a good bedding job never made a rifle shoot worse. </p><p></p><p>Good luck, Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 432655, member: 2580"] Brit, I bed in front of the recoil lug about 1 - 1.5"as long as the straight shank of the barrel extends that far. On barrels that have shorter shanks, I never bed past the straight portion. Sometimes that may be 1/2" (or less), but I still do it. In the past, I have ground down the bedding that was in front of the recoil lug on a rifle that was not shooting well, but I never saw that improve accuracy. I have seen great shooting rifles bedded both ways. My theory is bed it while you're doing the bedding job, and if it doesn't shoot, you could start removing narrow bands of it from the front, and see if the rifle responds. Haven't actually ever done that myself, just a theory. On 6mm BR, on the gunsmithing board, there is a post called "Torque values on Rem 700 short action" that describes indicating the barrel while tightening or loosening the action screws, looking for a stress-free bedding job. A couple of references are made to a stress-free bedding video by Gordy Gritters. I haven't seen it, but it could be worth checking out. I'm sorry to admit that my limited knowledge of bedding has convinced me that the process is more art than science. I have observed though, that a good bedding job never made a rifle shoot worse. Good luck, Tom [/QUOTE]
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