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Old 09-14-2018, 05:44 PM
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Default Any one tried Devon pillars

So been sitting around pondering this. Has any one fashioned pillars out of their bedding material? The process would go something like this......drill out around action bolts to approx twice the radius. Wrap the treads of the bolts in 2-3 wraps of painters tape. Apply release compound to screws, tape, action, and bottom metal. Flip action upside down in vise and fit the stock to it. Fill the action holes with bedding compound and place bottom metal and secure bolts. Clean up any materials that squirt out. Once hardened simply remove screws and use a punch to clean out any remaining tape. Now you have a pillar embedded in the stock. Continue with rest of traditional bedding.. as I'm writing I'm thinking instead of wrapping the bolts just use LOTS of release agent then once out drill using a pilot to slightly larger than the bolt threads.... might be a simple way to do round bottomed receivers such as Remingtons Ect... would say devcon or jb weld be as strong under compression once cured as aluminum?? If so it's cheaper than buying pillars and easier than building them to match the radius of the action
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