attempting my first bedding job

[high country]

If you need me to spin you some....just ask.

[Gutpile]

If you need me to spin you some....just ask.

[wraithen]

What did you pay for the clay and bedding compound? I kind of want to try this on my stevens stock... Which I've nicknamed gumby, so if I ruin the stock... or ruin it more I should say, I won't be broken hearted about it. I'm all about learning the hard way and DIY projects that won't get me in financial trouble.

[high country]

Play-doh is a good option as it shrinks when it dries, plumbers putty works too. You can get it at lowes/hd for a couple bucks.

[Gutpile]

My daughter bought a huge brick of it for 15.00 at hobby .....lobby? Something like that. I paid $35.00 for the Devcon steel putty. The jar will do several rifles but thete are other products on Midway or Brownels. 3.00  for the kiwi neutral. You can pick up extra long action screws at a hardware store for cheap or order custom made screws for your rifle. That actually what I did as I wasnt quite sure exactly what I was doing so I didnt need to order those. I tried to find more Devcon in stores here in town but couldnt so I just ordered another so I can do my other rifles. I used too much on the first one.

They have steel, aluminum or titanium putty. A lot of guys use the titaniumand I was tempted but its $100 per jar and the steel gets good reviews. Not sure about the aluminum putty but its $50 per jar.

[Gutpile]

Id recommend watching all of the vids on youtube then ordering your stuff. While you wait Itll give you plenty of time to prep your stock. Trust me its really pretty easy, you just have to slow down and take your time.

[high country]

You can usually get devcon at the auto paint stores in town. I use Johnson's paste wax for release, a single $5 can lasts for about 18,000 rifles.

[wraithen]

Thanks for the advice! Why the different hardware? Is it due to the extra thickness after the bedding compound?