Who would you use to pillar bed a Manners stock?

[Bucklowery]

LRI but not sure what they charge

Thanks

Buck

 

[waspocrew]

Piercision Rifles posts some extremely clean bedding jobs. Same with TS Customs.

This is the exact reason why I went with the mini-chassis - bolt in and go!

 

[shortgrass]

If I didn't care about ruining someone's reputation, I would post pictures of a pillar bed job that a company did for a guy I came to know after he had issues with accuracy. This company touts themselves as building the most accurate rifles in the industry… this bedding job was a total abortion from aesthetics to actual function. I understand that sometimes people can't get the job to look good, but it remains functional. Years of doing it will allow them to make it look as good as it functions.
Being a stock maker for 22 plus years, I know a thing or two about bedding.
When I checked this bedding job for "stress", I found over .015" of deflection when I released the front action screw.

So to your point Shortgrass, not everyone who calls themselves a "gunsmith" is capable
of doing some of the most basic work.

I charge $450 for a complete pillar bed job, and there's a reason for that. You're not paying me
for the few hours it takes to bed your stock, you're paying me for the years of knowledge I've acquired to do it proficiently so that you can get the maximum amount of "accuracy" out of your combination.
I always tell my customers to do their due diligence when sourcing someone to handle a build for them. Don't let price be the deciding factor.. know who you are going to spend your hard earned money with, and be confident in their ability.

Too many want to wear that title or 'badge' of "gunsmith". What 'drove' me off to a formal education 30yrs ago was, I could not find competence. Lots of 'wanna-bes' about these days as precision firearms work has become more in demand. Ya' gotta' know with many tasks, you are paying for "know-how", not the actually hours it takes. Bedding, and pillar bedding is a basic job for a knowledgeable gunsmith. I may not have the popularity that Joel has, as my stocks are directed toward a bit different clientele and are all hand inletted and shaped.

 

[ridge rider]

If I didn't care about ruining someone's reputation, I would post pictures of a pillar bed job that a company did for a guy I came to know after he had issues with accuracy. This company touts themselves as building the most accurate rifles in the industry… this bedding job was a total abortion from aesthetics to actual function. I understand that sometimes people can't get the job to look good, but it remains functional. Years of doing it will allow them to make it look as good as it functions.
Being a stock maker for 22 plus years, I know a thing or two about bedding.
When I checked this bedding job for "stress", I found over .015" of deflection when I released the front action screw.

So to your point Shortgrass, not everyone who calls themselves a "gunsmith" is capable
of doing some of the most basic work.

I charge $450 for a complete pillar bed job, and there's a reason for that. You're not paying me
for the few hours it takes to bed your stock, you're paying me for the years of knowledge I've acquired to do it proficiently so that you can get the maximum amount of "accuracy" out of your combination.
I always tell my customers to do their due diligence when sourcing someone to handle a build for them. Don't let price be the deciding factor.. know who you are going to spend your hard earned money with, and be confident in their ability.

I agree with you
I have 3 rifles bedded into Manners stocks that shoot 1/4" every time
I have no problems recommending Manners stocks

 

[Longtine88]

Do it yourself. Watch you a few YouTube videos and you will get the idea. They are quite simple to do.

 

[westexhunt]

I've done one. In a laminate stock. It was a savage and turned out good but it was time consuming. I spent quite a bit more Money on this stock however and really want to go with a pro.

 

[grouse]

I got one done by Alamo precison and holy cow! Super clean!