Glass Bedding

[dscubame]

Who has glass bedded their rifle?  Any suggestions or tips?  I understand it is rather simplistic and one should do it themselves rather than pay a gunsmith the $200.

[Whitelightning]

Bedding is really very easy. I use acraglas gel there are many other brands also. I like acraglas gel because it is not RUNNY so I don't have to worry about ruining my stock. The kit comes with everything you need including die so you can make the Epoxy gel match your stock. The included instructions are easy to follow (make sure you follow them). I have bedded well over a dozen rifles with this product with impressive results.
This is the forward mount I did not color the acraglas on this one.


The rear was a little tricky had to make a wall for the forward portion of the inlet, this is why I really like the gel it makes things like this easy.

[Jamieb]

I don't mess with doing the tang or bottom metal anymore, just 1 1/2" in front of the recoil lug back to the mag well.
One layer of electrical tape on the sides and bottom of lug two on the front.
Use plenty of release agent. I use putty as a dam and everything else is in the acraglass kit.


I bed and lighten the trigger on every new rifle before I mount a scope.

[dscubame]

Thanks for the information and taking the time to post the pictures.  This sounds like a great summer project for my rem 30-06.  Thanks.

[jaymark6655]

If it is one of those plastic rem stock it wont stick. 

[JackOfAllTrades]

I've never come across anyting that AcraGlass won't stick to.. If you think it won't, then just rough up the surface or drill some shallow holes to create an interferance fit.

 I've posted it before, so you could search for previous posts for glass and pillar bedding.

http://www.scorehi.com/pillar%20installation.htm

-Seve

[Jason]

I just did my Rem 788, I used a premium Devcon Epoxy and white lithium grease for the release agent.
This was my first time bedding an action, at first I was really nervous, but it was really easy.

[high country]

I have used bondo, jb weld, acra glass, marine tex....all with good results. I use Johnson paste wax for release. Pull the trigger and clay up ever depression. Pull it while green and trim with an exacto knife to get nice tight lines. Metal body filler bondo is good for a hurry job, as it can be ready to shoot in a couple hours, jb and marine tex are tougher, but I have never broken metal filler.

[huntandjeep]

Can you glass bed synthetic stocks and hogue stocks or just wood

[Whitelightning]

Can you glass bed synthetic stocks and hogue stocks or just wood

I have bedded several Bell&Carlson composite stocks, just clean it and ruff it up with some 80gr paper.

[JackOfAllTrades]

You can certainly glass and pillar bed composite stocks just as well as wood.

-Steve

[high country]

One thing to watch is full length bedding on super flexi stocks like the winchester cheapo, the fore end flex will bust a skim coat. The best luck I have had is to make positive locking voids in the action area and bed just the action. Float the forend and be for killing with it.

[Craig]

What does glass bedding actually do? If your barrel is free floating do you need to glass bedding to?

[Jamieb]

Bedding under the action is so theres good even contact and gets rid of any stressing of the action. The other thing is most action to stock fits are pretty sloppy, especially the recoil lug to lug recess, filling the voids stop's the barreled action from moving in the stock under recoil, improving consistency (accuracy)

[huntandjeep]

Whats the difference between glass bedding and full length pillar bedded. The Hogue on my 7mm is full length pillar bedded . Which ones better. Are Weatherby synthetics pillar bedded?