JE, have you found a good technique for bedding some of the synthetic stocks that won't let the bedding adhere properly?Pillars perform one function and bedding performs another.
Pillars, when installed correctly prevent the action screws from compressing the stock into the action
changing the torque value on the screws. (As the material compresses the torque will be decreased)
Because if they are done right you will have a metal to metal to metal make up preventing any compressing.
Bedding done correctly makes the action fit the stock perfectly and prevents the action from moving in any direction that would/could change the Harmonics and/or the point of impact. It also holds the action screws centered in the pillars, preventing them from becoming the recoil lugs. (Very bad).
I do not bed without pillars or pillar without bedding, because they work best when combined.
Just installing pillars or adding a little bedding around the tang and recoil lug is not the best way to
get all of the performance from a rifle IMO.
J E CUSTOM
You've got a point. Bedding the pillars doesn't do much other than to keep pillars in the same place. Your action screws aren't touching the pillars if bedded right. There should be room around the screws so they don't act as 'recoil lugs'. Only your barrel recoil lug should do this job. If it shoots well, that's the true test to any of these theories.
I'm not talking about leaving the pillars loose. The pillars would be epoxied in place but there would not be any epoxy under the action in the 4-5 inches between the front and rear pillar.
I'm not talking about leaving the pillars loose. The pillars would be epoxied in place but there would not be any epoxy under the action in the 4-5 inches between the front and rear pillar.