Blackhawk
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If you insist on pillar bedding your action screws to your synthetic stock I would purchase the aluminum pillars as a set for your Remington 700 rifle. I 've seen them already cut to the correct height and even having the correct clearance cut outs to fit your stock exactly. You can drill out the holes to about 1/32" oversize than the actual pillar diameter to allow for a little wiggle room for the pillars themselves. Make certain not to drill entirely through your stock. ( Measure your depths and carefully pre fit everything before the use of epoxy )
Now you can slightly score the aluminum pillars O. D. ( outside diameter ) . By creating a small series of grooves with a Dremel power tool you will give your epoxy an area to allow it to adhere. Bondo makes an epoxy that will adhere to plastic without shrinkage, I think that it is called 3M Platinum Plus.
I myself like Brownell 's Acura Glass Bedding, but you can always use good Old JB Cold Weld.
After your pillars have epoxy on their out side edges as well as little inside the stock in the stock where you have drilled out the action screw action holes , use the end of a cartridge case and gently press down on your pillars to seat them fully leaving again about .015" - .020" from seated flush. This will ensure that your rifles action is not a synthetic to metal fit. Ideally it should be a metal to aluminum fit with a slight floating action.
Carefully clean any excess epoxy off the area near the pillars themselves.
Before you secure your action to the rifles stock via the action screws take your time and clean any excess epoxy resin off the sides as well as top and bottom of your pillars. Pay additional attention and make certain not to allow any resin to settle into the insides of your pillaring. ( I have stated this fact twice because of its importance )
Finally place a release agent on your action screw threads and any place that your action will make contact with the pillars.
Finally carefully align your action to the stock remembering that the pillars have a little room to float. If done correctly and carefully your action will line up centering itself with your pillars once the action screws are in place hand tight only. Now assuming that you have lets say a Tifton Gun Vise lightly screw your action screws down being careful not to over torque them and I like using a flexible type of elastic (this is a very light plastic wrap that is used for physical therapy ) wrap one layer over your barrel, and one more over the rifles action. (to ensure that your action is fully seated against your pillars. Let it set for at least 8 hours. Overnight is even better, however 24 hours is an ideal time to allow for a full cure. Now if you have done everything correctly simply separate your action from its stock and with minimal cleanup and post fitting you should be good to go ! I would check the recommended action screw torque specifications form Remington. In my opinion these figures can vary depending on what alterations you have made In that light you must determine for yourself what the actual numbers are..
OBTW I've seen pillar sets for as little as $20.00 on the Web
Best of luck ! Hope this will help?
" Just my 2 cents worth"
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not calling you dumb, just know I've done it myself just the other day she still reminds me of it
