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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1449193" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The reason I always pillar bed (Not just Bed) is to prevent the action screws from loosening. The pillars need to touch the action and the floor metal to prevent the stock from being compressed and allowing the action screws from loosening. The bad thing about this is that when you re-torque it applies uneven stress to the action and may cause a shift in the POI or worse, the accuracy</p><p></p><p>If you have a metal to metal to metal pillar bedding there will/should be no reason the use a thread locker. I have checked action screw torque on rifles that have not been taken out of the stock in many years and the torque remained the same.</p><p></p><p>Before I started adding pillars to my bedding, loose screws were common. (In the rifles, I still have a few).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>If you have a rifle that has this issue, a non hardening thread locker is OK if you use it sparingly in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1449193, member: 2736"] The reason I always pillar bed (Not just Bed) is to prevent the action screws from loosening. The pillars need to touch the action and the floor metal to prevent the stock from being compressed and allowing the action screws from loosening. The bad thing about this is that when you re-torque it applies uneven stress to the action and may cause a shift in the POI or worse, the accuracy If you have a metal to metal to metal pillar bedding there will/should be no reason the use a thread locker. I have checked action screw torque on rifles that have not been taken out of the stock in many years and the torque remained the same. Before I started adding pillars to my bedding, loose screws were common. (In the rifles, I still have a few).:confused: If you have a rifle that has this issue, a non hardening thread locker is OK if you use it sparingly in my opinion. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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