I’m coming to that conclusion. It looks like drilling the stock for the pillars could be tricky, requiring a forester bit?I read all I could and watched some youtube videos.
Not really that hard to do
I did my Savage 10FP with great results. Between doing this and handloads its a tack driver, but it shot pretty good before.
No, Mark is world renowned actually.Ok thanks. I get your drift it’s hard to find good work around here.
Cz 557 varmint laminate stockWhat kind of rifle are you wanting to do this to?
I gotta believe bedding a stock is not exotic gunsmithing.No, Mark is world renowned actually.
I’m just making that point to you. I’m a nationally competitive rifle shooter (or recently was, anyway), and I used stuff from Hawaii to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin to Florida. My smiths are in Florida, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Illinois. I’ve consulted others in Utah, Arizona, California, Montana, and probably more.
I do what it takes to get what I need. Sometimes that’s down the street, but sometimes I have to realize that “it” is just not available locally.
I hope not, since I’m into the double digits on them myself.I gotta believe bedding a stock is not exotic gunsmithing.
Accuglas seems to be popular
Thanks. I’m pretty mechanically inclined and have done more complicated thing (engine rebuilds) but it’s stressful the first time you do anything. Plus I’m getting lazy and just want it done. But your advice is really appreciated. I was just planning on bedding action and floating the barrel.
I realize that you'd prefer to farm it out. Here is some info that might be helpful if you choose to do it yourself, or will better prepare you to discuss this with your intended gunsmith.
ACRAGLAS is good, although I use Devcon 230-10110 on all my 10/22 type rifles, when it comes to bedding.
Amazon Link
Pillars can be found on Ebay or fabricated. A boring mill or good drill press with the right tooling will make it fairly straight-forward. You'll need some release agent (shoe polish) and modeling clay as well.
It almost goes without saying, but you need a good understanding of what you're trying to accomplish and the points of contact on your particular action that are important to support/not support. Usually you want to float the barrel (or most of it anyway) and place a pillar(s) where the action screw(s) go, which helps to avoid compressing the stock material as you tighten up the action screws.
Bedding a CZ 557