Bedding Question

[ntsqd]

To do something like that I'd pick the largest OD, most round action of the bunch and bed the stock directly to it. Then bed the other actions to the stock.

Most of the bedding agents will stick to metal. Release agents are needed for good reason. Specifically I would use Devcon because it is specifically made to adhere to metals.

 

[Rflshootr]

The more I think about it, unless you don't care how the rifles shoot and you just want bullets to come out the end of the barrels, the whole idea, isn't a good idea. Just my opinion.

 

[Rocketeer77]

I have a Bell and Carlson stock sitting around that I plan to swap several rifles in and out of for various purposes. There is a slight imperfection where the back of the recoil lug would mate up, sort of like an overhanging ridge big enough to see and feel so it might not shoot good. I don't want to bed it to one action because several different actions will sit in it. I need to figure out how to fix that mating surface. There is a machine shop right down the road, in case there aren't any simpler DIY options. Any suggestions?

Buy some more stocks.....

 

[Rocketeer77]

One stock, multiple actions, the closest you can come is to use a straight pillar bed setup where it touches in two places only and there is NO bedding touching anywhere else. Other than that, there is no way to get a perfect stress free bedding job.

One big problem is you are going to have to re-sight the gun every time you change barrelled actions. One stock for many actions seems quite inconvenient, You can buy Boyd's or Bell and Carlson stocks for pretty small money and have a complete, bedded and sighted rifle ready to go.

That's the proper solution

 

[Get_Saum]

I have a Bell and Carlson stock sitting around that I plan to swap several rifles in and out of for various purposes. There is a slight imperfection where the back of the recoil lug would mate up, sort of like an overhanging ridge big enough to see and feel so it might not shoot good. I don't want to bed it to one action because several different actions will sit in it. I need to figure out how to fix that mating surface. There is a machine shop right down the road, in case there aren't any simpler DIY options. Any suggestions?

If minimal filing isn't enough to fix the issue you might check with Bell and Carlson to see if they'll check what's going on with the area in question. My experience with them, they seem like a good company that is mindful of their customers. Nothing wrong with what you're trying to accomplish. May not be as good of outcome as having each barreled action bedded in its own stock. Personally I bed everything but company like Bell & Carlson, HS Precision, McMillan and others are confident that good accuracy is obtainable with the drop in, torque, and go.

 

[K.E.C. Darkside]

I agree with all other replys.
The recoil lugs all have to be the same for this to work and the actions all have to have the same measurements.
It can be done with a competent gunsmith. Hope this helps.

 

[Dot_3]

It's going to be a diagnostic stock. I've had 3 folks come to me in a few months with a factory Remington clone that shot like garbage. All 300wm. I had to remove my barreled action from a different (unbedded) BC stock to diagnose issues. One of them shot better in that stock so was able to resolve my friend's issues.

I had one just like it but sold it. Wish I hadn't. It shot great-unbedded-on three rifles now. (2 of mine and the guy I sold it to). So now I have this one sitting around waiting for someone else who is having issues. Obviously I will acid test it with a known rifle with a known load.

 

[Critter Picker]

I'll just say,I had a drop in stock. Put barreled action in it and it shot 1/2" and I was happy with it for a few years. Couple of weeks ago I decided to bed it. Shrunk groups almost in half.

 

[Flea21]

I run Manners stocks with Mini Chassis… Tom Manners's invention of the mini chassis is one of the best things ever! I run a few of the same actions on one stock but found myself buying multiple stocks as time went by and now swap stocks to my actions depending on the desired application.