Glass beding a rifle

[Tinker2]

In other words it's best to have a good idea what you are doing before you even attempt it.

That’s the best advice.

I do use some glass on most any gun I build for myself.
There is just no good reason not to, if you know how to.


William Alexander

 

[stubshaft]

:applause: :applause: :applause:

 

[eggwelder]

i glassed mine, full length sides and bottom, as the web was extremely thin and the fore end was quite flimsy after shaping. the barrel was inlet when i got the stock blank, and quite well done. it stiffened up the wood quite nicely. this was done during the building process, so i can't say for sure if it affects the accuracy or not.

 

[Scota4570]

"I just feel that fully bedding the barrel channel isn't needed at all."

I agree. On my rifle way back when, the barrel channel was sloppy. The barrel could definitely move side to side at the forend tip. Sloppy inletting = barrel movement = inconsistency = less accuracy.

I glass bedded it full length because it was the easiest approach. IT may have worked just as well to shim the flats to make v-blocks front and rear. IN fact I probably did that, then glass bedded it. Making shims to get the tension you want then bedding is a good way to do it. I do remember groups shrank by half. Bedding is important to halfstock ML rifles if accuracy is important to you. Glass bedding is one way to repair a rifle that was not inletted well.

I don't think bedding would matter as much on a long rifle. I would not try to glass bed one, the wood is to frail.

 

[jon math]

I got involved in a project a year ago that at the time seemed like a simple switch of stocks but turned into a beast of a job. I had a Renegade in 56 smoothbore. The stock does not have the drop I need but the Hawken works well. So I thought I’d just swap the .56 barrel into a Hawken stock. Well un-known to me at the time Hawkens came in two barrel diameters, and I ordered the wrong one. Also the trim from a Renegade does not fit the Hawken so I ended up buying and trading to get the brass stuff I needed. Costs were building up fast and I had not even started the project.
I had to file the nose cap to fit the barrel and removed a lot of wood to get the barrel into the stock. I decided the stock needed some help so I removed more wood and glass bedded the entire barrel channel. The bedding does not show when looking at the assembled rifle, and it shoots very well. I would not be afraid to bed anything that is not shooting up to expectations.

 

[nkbj]

You guys have reminded of a project I never have time to get around to: Using an old abused Renegade stock to make an offhand target shooting rifle.
Like they used to say in Mad Magazine, "epoxy can be cured".

 

[Rat Trapper]

thanks for the help