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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Cram" data-source="post: 559697" data-attributes="member: 2215"><p>Sorry it took me a few days to reply, I just got back from a hunting trip. Pillar bedding is definitely the better way to go. The pillars I use I make here at MCR out of 6061 aluminum. This gives the action a solid place to sit on on 2 points with a non-compressible surface to tighten the guard screws to. The action is then bedded to create a mold of the action in a stress free hold. This marries your action to the stock stress free so it can not move upon recoil. Just a full action bed as I call it is just bedding with no pillars. It's definitely better than no bedding at all but with a wood or fiberglass stock the stock material can be compressed at 60 in/lbs. This can create uneven stresses in the action and can change your point of impact especially in a wood stock as the humidity in the wood swells or contracts. With a stock such as a HS Precision with the aluminum bedding block I'm able to prep the stock so the bedding block can usually be used as pillars and then all the stock would need is a full action bed.</p><p> There's a little more detail work involved especially in preparation for bedding but hopefully this gives you a better understanding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Cram, post: 559697, member: 2215"] Sorry it took me a few days to reply, I just got back from a hunting trip. Pillar bedding is definitely the better way to go. The pillars I use I make here at MCR out of 6061 aluminum. This gives the action a solid place to sit on on 2 points with a non-compressible surface to tighten the guard screws to. The action is then bedded to create a mold of the action in a stress free hold. This marries your action to the stock stress free so it can not move upon recoil. Just a full action bed as I call it is just bedding with no pillars. It's definitely better than no bedding at all but with a wood or fiberglass stock the stock material can be compressed at 60 in/lbs. This can create uneven stresses in the action and can change your point of impact especially in a wood stock as the humidity in the wood swells or contracts. With a stock such as a HS Precision with the aluminum bedding block I'm able to prep the stock so the bedding block can usually be used as pillars and then all the stock would need is a full action bed. There's a little more detail work involved especially in preparation for bedding but hopefully this gives you a better understanding. [/QUOTE]
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