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Originally Posted by EZM
I am far from an expert in this area but have done some reading on the subject and opinions are all over the map.
Although most agree bedding a action (rifle) improves the characteristics of a rifle to allow it to become more accurate (if done properly), there are different opinions on how to do it and what you should use .....
Forgive me if these questions are stupid - but I'd appreciate your thoughts...
Rifle is a newly purchased used Remington 700 BDL wood stock in .30-06. Rifle is older generation (according to serial number maybe from the 80's) is it worth bedding?
What type of bedding process would this rifle benefit from? Considering the value to "payback" on what you should expect to achieve.
Pillar, the type of compound (and why) are important for me to understand.
And people's experiences with a wooden stock on a skinny barrelled 700 BDL specifically - I'd be interesting to hear results both good and bad.
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The first thing I do with a Remington rifle is remove the pressure point at the fore end of the stock, I free float the barrel then shoot to see if that is all that is needed.
The recoil lug and about an inch in the barrel channel under the chamber portion of the barrel is all I have ever needed to bed, I use JB Weld putty.
It sets up fast (25 min) and works very well, you can add more if you need it, and you can drill it. My release agent is simply Saran wrap between the putty and the wood.
Once you get it all where you want it, blue Loctite the action screws, let it set up over night (24 hrs) and sight in your rifle the next day.