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Pillar bedding do they support action?
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<blockquote data-quote="jarnold37" data-source="post: 525234" data-attributes="member: 29241"><p>I am sure that I will get some disagreement, but in response to pillar bedding, I have a different approach. when one uses pillers surrounding the action screws to support the entire barrelled action-that is exactly what you have-support only by the minimal surface area of the top of the pillar. I feel that the pillar material and the bedding material should be the same-You cannot get bedding material and steel pillars to shrink uniformly. Have seen pillar bed jobs that glass bedding has shrunk enough to put all stress on just the tops of those little pillars.</p><p> </p><p>When bedding action, the stock material can be cut out 1" around action screws and chanelled to the recoil lug even going back to magazine cutout. This then is poured as one unit and nothing is going to 'shrink away' leaving a minute amount to support entire barrelled action. It is important to use a tough bedding compound (I use Bisonite steel) and not some of the soft bedding compounds that are available. Again, pillars should be the same material as the bedding and poured at same time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jarnold37, post: 525234, member: 29241"] I am sure that I will get some disagreement, but in response to pillar bedding, I have a different approach. when one uses pillers surrounding the action screws to support the entire barrelled action-that is exactly what you have-support only by the minimal surface area of the top of the pillar. I feel that the pillar material and the bedding material should be the same-You cannot get bedding material and steel pillars to shrink uniformly. Have seen pillar bed jobs that glass bedding has shrunk enough to put all stress on just the tops of those little pillars. When bedding action, the stock material can be cut out 1" around action screws and chanelled to the recoil lug even going back to magazine cutout. This then is poured as one unit and nothing is going to 'shrink away' leaving a minute amount to support entire barrelled action. It is important to use a tough bedding compound (I use Bisonite steel) and not some of the soft bedding compounds that are available. Again, pillars should be the same material as the bedding and poured at same time. [/QUOTE]
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