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Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« on: December 02, 2016, 01:30:52 AM »
Got my Savage 111 Trophy Hunter in 300WM and shot 2 boxes through it. It's pretty accurate, but I still wanna make it better by glass bedding it. So has anyone done this on this rifle or similar models? Was it worth it?

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2016, 10:10:50 AM »
I am contemplating the same thing with my 110 7mm mag, mine has a wood stock. Brownells has a pretty good video on the process and lotsa info on the web especially in long range hunting and sniper/precision shooting forums. I have read that bedding compounds don't adhere well to synthetic stocks but I really have no experience either way, but as I said there is alot of info out there and I am going to attempt a bedding job after Christmas.

Good luck and post pics if you do it.
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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2016, 10:24:53 AM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2016, 11:11:06 AM »
I'm going to bed my weatherby vanguard 7mm rem and my mauser .270 this winter, interested what everyone has to say in this post.

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2016, 12:48:46 PM »
I am contemplating the same thing with my 110 7mm mag, mine has a wood stock. Brownells has a pretty good video on the process and lotsa info on the web especially in long range hunting and sniper/precision shooting forums. I have read that bedding compounds don't adhere well to synthetic stocks but I really have no experience either way, but as I said there is alot of info out there and I am going to attempt a bedding job after Christmas.

Good luck and post pics if you do it.

I think i'm gonna do mine probably next year. Since you're doing it before me, post pictures and so forth, I wanna see how it turns out. Good luck with yours, hope everything goes well

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2016, 12:49:23 PM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

How's it shooting now tho?

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2016, 01:09:43 PM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

How's it shooting now tho?

It shot under moa but it now is getting a new barrel and different caliber.

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2016, 09:23:14 PM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

How's it shooting now tho?

It shot under moa but it now is getting a new barrel and different caliber.

 I think 116 with synthetic stock shoots under MOA even without aNY changes

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2016, 10:13:43 PM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

How's it shooting now tho?

It shot under moa but it now is getting a new barrel and different caliber.

 I think 116 with synthetic stock shoots under MOA even without aNY changes

Depending on shooter I agree.  I never really measured any of the groups and lost interest since I bought another wm in the process.  I can tell you that after shooting that rifle I had some nice bruises on the shoulder for about a week.  Haha

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2016, 11:45:51 AM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

How's it shooting now tho?

It shot under moa but it now is getting a new barrel and different caliber.

 I think 116 with synthetic stock shoots under MOA even without aNY changes

Depending on shooter I agree.  I never really measured any of the groups and lost interest since I bought another wm in the process.  I can tell you that after shooting that rifle I had some nice bruises on the shoulder for about a week.  Haha

I bet haha....300WM is no joke

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2016, 04:37:54 PM »
I have done it to a laminate stock I have for a 116 along with pillars.   Just make sure to float the rear tang on the savages and lots of release agent and a container of play doh.   I did this before shooting the rifle so can't say if it helped or not I just like removing possibilities of it not shooting good.

How's it shooting now tho?

It shot under moa but it now is getting a new barrel and different caliber.

 I think 116 with synthetic stock shoots under MOA even without aNY changes
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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2016, 05:03:56 PM »
Can't imaging bedding a stock 111 will make it noticabley more accurate....well at least for most shooters.  All my savages will shoot better than me and all of them shoot well under 1" at 100 yards.   I wouldn't waste the money.....and if you want to shoot better spend the saved money on ammo, powder, bullets, etc.   :twocents:

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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2016, 05:13:49 PM »
I bought the 111 in 6.5x284. I'm throwing away the stock and pencil barrel and using the action, having a Black Hole Weaponry 22 inch bull barrel made with it threaded, 5/8x24. I'll be mounting it on an MDT LSS Chassis. If you want a gun to do what you want it to do, do it.. I'll be into it for nearly a $1000 without buttstock, grip, scope rail and scope. But, it will be a shootin' machine for anything you wanna kill. :twocents:
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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2016, 05:55:08 PM »
What made you go with a 22" barrel on your 284 campmeat?  Gonna can it?
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Re: Glass Bedding a Savage 111 Trophy Hunter
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2016, 06:02:24 PM »
In a factory Savage stock, just bed the recoil lug and make sure that the barrel and the tang of the action (right where the safety is) are both floating. It's not uncommon for Savage factory recoil lugs to be slightly bent or twisted so that they don't make even contact with the stock. Bedding the lug will ensure that it makes consistent contact when you shoot. If it's an Accustock, don't mess with it.

I've bed a lot of Savages over the years and I've found that I can get the same results in less time with less money by simply relieving material in the stock so that the action is only making contact on the top of the pillars and bedding the recoil lug. You end up essentially floating the action and barrel. I've only had one factory Savage that wasn't capable of shooting .75 MOA or better after doing this. The one exception was a 25-06 that just wouldn't shoot no matter what I did to it.

 


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