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First ever pillar and bedding job / Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1197617" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Thanks. I'll try Marine-Tex the next time around. Sound like really good material. I fell in love with Devcon, but since Marine-Tex is as easy to handle and apply as Devcon, and it shrinks less, it's the better option.</p><p></p><p>With regard to Speedy's methods, I went ahead and used G-10 pillars from Brownells on my last rifle bedding job. A McMillan Thumbhole stock for a .338 Lapua Rogue. G-10 exhibit less thermal expansion/contraction according to Speedy. He prefers them. The nice thing about G-10 pillars for me, lacking the gunsmith shop tools, is how much easier they were to cut and finish to final length/shape/angle compared to aluminum pillars. I can drag the G-10 pillars across a sheet of emery cloth on a flat bench surface to reduce their length, and fine tune the length and angle of the contacting surface to match the trigger guard. They cost about 50% more than aluminum pillars, but for ease of use, they're worth it to me. I'll only be using G-10 pillars going forward.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1197617, member: 4191"] Thanks. I'll try Marine-Tex the next time around. Sound like really good material. I fell in love with Devcon, but since Marine-Tex is as easy to handle and apply as Devcon, and it shrinks less, it's the better option. With regard to Speedy's methods, I went ahead and used G-10 pillars from Brownells on my last rifle bedding job. A McMillan Thumbhole stock for a .338 Lapua Rogue. G-10 exhibit less thermal expansion/contraction according to Speedy. He prefers them. The nice thing about G-10 pillars for me, lacking the gunsmith shop tools, is how much easier they were to cut and finish to final length/shape/angle compared to aluminum pillars. I can drag the G-10 pillars across a sheet of emery cloth on a flat bench surface to reduce their length, and fine tune the length and angle of the contacting surface to match the trigger guard. They cost about 50% more than aluminum pillars, but for ease of use, they're worth it to me. I'll only be using G-10 pillars going forward. [/QUOTE]
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