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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 109869" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> THE way to go if done by someone who knows what they are doing. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p>This seems to be the crux of the matter: how is it done properly? Is the pillar cut to a radius to match the bearing surface of the action(a Remington700)? Will this alone give you the tolerances required? Or is a bedding compound still needed over the pillar, once installed? If this is the case, why radius the pillar in the first place?</p><p>I'm after specifics please. I'm still undecided on which way to go - is reinforced glass fibre and resin strong enough to do the job, considering that it is a 7mm08 shooting 140gr bullets?</p><p>Please remember that I'm in South Africa and I have to make these components myself.. sheez! wish there was a Brownells or Midway local /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]Most folks radius the pillar top to match the receiver's round bottom as well as fit them (if needed) to the trigger guard and floorplate hinge base. A few have put a thin coat of epoxy (Devcon Plastic Steel, Marine Tex, others a decent local 'smith may identify for you) on top of the pillar to get a more uniform contact. The fiber glass you mentioned may or may not work; I don't know exactly what it is. One guy said he used a spot tracing milling machine to make the top of the pillars a perfect fit to the bottoms of his Rem. 700 receiver. My guess is as long as there's fairly even contact at most places atop the piller, that should work fine.</p><p></p><p>I've conventionally epoxy bedded several McMillan and Winchester synthetic stocks. Their receiver area is as hard as decent wood and the bedding holds fine for belted magnum 30 caliber cartridges chambered in medium to heavy barrels. So either way with your 7-08 should do fine.</p><p></p><p>South Africa...neat place and nice folks, too. Absolutely great food in restaurants. Been to the big rifle range just west of Bloemfontein a couple of times shooting the SA Fullbore Nationals as part of the USA International Team. A man, Musgrave, makes great single shot actions down there but he may have retired. Contact the SA NRA and find out if he's still around and he may be able to help you out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 109869, member: 5302"] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] THE way to go if done by someone who knows what they are doing. [/ QUOTE ] This seems to be the crux of the matter: how is it done properly? Is the pillar cut to a radius to match the bearing surface of the action(a Remington700)? Will this alone give you the tolerances required? Or is a bedding compound still needed over the pillar, once installed? If this is the case, why radius the pillar in the first place? I'm after specifics please. I'm still undecided on which way to go - is reinforced glass fibre and resin strong enough to do the job, considering that it is a 7mm08 shooting 140gr bullets? Please remember that I'm in South Africa and I have to make these components myself.. sheez! wish there was a Brownells or Midway local [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ]Most folks radius the pillar top to match the receiver's round bottom as well as fit them (if needed) to the trigger guard and floorplate hinge base. A few have put a thin coat of epoxy (Devcon Plastic Steel, Marine Tex, others a decent local 'smith may identify for you) on top of the pillar to get a more uniform contact. The fiber glass you mentioned may or may not work; I don't know exactly what it is. One guy said he used a spot tracing milling machine to make the top of the pillars a perfect fit to the bottoms of his Rem. 700 receiver. My guess is as long as there's fairly even contact at most places atop the piller, that should work fine. I've conventionally epoxy bedded several McMillan and Winchester synthetic stocks. Their receiver area is as hard as decent wood and the bedding holds fine for belted magnum 30 caliber cartridges chambered in medium to heavy barrels. So either way with your 7-08 should do fine. South Africa...neat place and nice folks, too. Absolutely great food in restaurants. Been to the big rifle range just west of Bloemfontein a couple of times shooting the SA Fullbore Nationals as part of the USA International Team. A man, Musgrave, makes great single shot actions down there but he may have retired. Contact the SA NRA and find out if he's still around and he may be able to help you out. [/QUOTE]
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