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DIY pillar bedding?
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<blockquote data-quote="NesikaChad" data-source="post: 260104" data-attributes="member: 7449"><p>Glad it all worked out.</p><p></p><p>One way to inspect a bedding job to see if it's really working;</p><p></p><p>Get a magnetic dial indicator tool.</p><p></p><p>clamp the gun in a vice by either the butt stock or the forend.</p><p></p><p>Attach dial indicator base to barrel. Have indicator touching the stock.</p><p></p><p>One at a time, loosen and tighten the guard screws. The indicator should not move more than .001" A really good one will stay at or below .0005" (seriously)</p><p></p><p>If it does this, your bedding is fine. If not, well. . .may want to take another stab at it. I'd shoot it first just to see, it may shoot fine this way. highpower stuff isn't quite as fussy as rimfire.</p><p></p><p>I first learned bedding on smallbore target rifles. 22's are quite a bit more fussy than centerfire guns so it was/is really critical to get it "extra right" when bedding them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NesikaChad, post: 260104, member: 7449"] Glad it all worked out. One way to inspect a bedding job to see if it's really working; Get a magnetic dial indicator tool. clamp the gun in a vice by either the butt stock or the forend. Attach dial indicator base to barrel. Have indicator touching the stock. One at a time, loosen and tighten the guard screws. The indicator should not move more than .001" A really good one will stay at or below .0005" (seriously) If it does this, your bedding is fine. If not, well. . .may want to take another stab at it. I'd shoot it first just to see, it may shoot fine this way. highpower stuff isn't quite as fussy as rimfire. I first learned bedding on smallbore target rifles. 22's are quite a bit more fussy than centerfire guns so it was/is really critical to get it "extra right" when bedding them. [/QUOTE]
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