Winchester extreme weather bedding

[wilehunting]

Hi all, I picked up a used but newer Portugal version of the Winchester Model Extreme Weather and it has one of the newer Bell and Carlson stocks with the aluminum bedding blocks. The bedding around the recoil lug seems fine but my concern is the void that exists between the top of the aluminum bedding block and the bottom of the receiver at the rear. I expected the bedding block to meet the bottom of the receiver. I want to fill the gap between the top of the rear of the bedding block to flush with the rear of the receiver with bedding compound. Out of curiosity, I looked up some other versions of Winchester stocks to see how the tang is bedded. It looks like the pressure from the rear of the receiver rests on the last 1/2" of the tang. Do I run it or fill the void? Thank you

 

[Carlos88]

Fix it and bed the front at the receiver and about 3 inches in front of it. Make sure it's free floated, straight in the barrel channel and as stress free as possible.

I have one in 30-06 and it is scary accurate. I'd post about it how and why, but no one would believe me if I did.

 

[wilehunting]

I read some more content online regarding model 70 Winchester tang bedding. It seems if the tang is tightly bedded it could create a secondary minor recoil lug type surface. The rifle is supposed shoot to 1 moa from the factory so I am going to leave it alone. The rear tang is only really supported by the top of the stock and not solidly supported on a pillar. I think I am going to torque the action screws similarly to my Model 7. It has a 1/4 front screw and a 3/32 ? rear action screw. So I'll use 35-40 on the front screw and 15-20 on the rear. If you look at the picture that has the wood stock you can see the area where the load of tang rests just like the B&C stock.

 

[LoneTraveler]

May want to shim the rear pillow, So it supports the receiver when the screw is tightened. Instead of putting pressure on the receiver tang.
That way it could be removed if rifle does not shoot to factory group, And needs returned.

 

[wilehunting]

That's a good idea. Something more solid for the action by the tang to sit on that can be stacked on top of the imbedded aluminum insert.