Bedding question

[FinsnFur]

Brad, that means, "yes, I was referring to the other post. Thanks for clearing that up for me Jim".
Sometimes ya just gotta read between the lines

[Yotehntr]

   Hey Jim....  I think you're getting Semp and Vvarmiter, mixed up there..?  I was kind of picking at Semp there at the beginning on the Remy/Remington stuff..

[FinsnFur]

Ohhhhhhh. I think he either missed that or didnt see it. 

Ok, I'll shut up and move on.

[KySongDog]

Ohhhhhhh. I think he either missed that or didnt see it. 

Ok, I'll shut up and move on.

Zoom!  Went right over my head.   

[Yotehntr]

I must've been "in the zone"    

[Okanagan]

Thought of another factor in bedding a rifle:  how tight to turn the screws down while the bedding compound hardens.   I usually practice tightening the action into the stock a time or two before mixing the bedding compound.  It is good to even count the screw turns and draw a picture of where the screwdriver slots are turned when each screw is as tight as you want.  

Then when I tighten it with the soft bedding compound in place, I plan to stop tightening about a half to quarter of a turn before it is fully as tight as it will go.  Others may differ with my thinking.  I want a tiny bit more range of tightening ability after the bedding compound hardens, so I can really screw the action tight before bottoming out against the old stock surface.  Tighten screws alternately a bit at a time rather than cinch one end down all the way and then tighten the other end all the way.  I.e.  go back and forth between front lug screw and rear tang, etc. and pull the action into the stock and bedding evenly.  

Do not tighten screws and then turn them back:  not even a tiny bit.  If you have tightened more than you intended, leave it. Reversing the screws pulls a gap between action and bedding and makes bubbles, and if the sticky bedding compound adheres a little to the metal, it pulls it into weird skeletal strings, etc.  Tighten and leave it to harden in tight contact.

[Yotehntr]

All of that makes a lot of sense, Thanks!   

[WldWldWest]

I have all my Remy's Skim bedded with Marine Tex its not hard to do but there are a couple of tricks that are nice to know ahead of time.

[Yotehntr]

its not hard to do but there are a couple of tricks that are nice to know ahead of time.

  .......   Annnnd....you're just going to leave it at that huh?   

[WldWldWest]

No.....I knew the rest was coming.

[Yotehntr]

   You ain't going to get stroked or anything for the info... so spill it beotch.

[FinsnFur]

 

[Yotehntr]

   Well guess his feelings got hurt. 

[WldWldWest]

Sorry Poodlespnkr, man I've been busy! Give me a call and I may hook a brotha up.......Maybe!


Oh yea-You aint big enough to hurt my feelings

WWW

[Yotehntr]

   I knew you'd been busy...just having some fun.  I'll give you a shout tomorrow....maybe.     

[Yotehntr]

Well I got the Adl to Bdl conversion kit from Brownells today... just put it together.. I haven't done the bedding yet mind you.  I'll be happy if I just maintain the accuracy I've had with this gun. It's always been a shooter.  ... sorry, I'm just not as concerned about camo as I used to be... I figure if'n I'm doing my job right the only thing they'll see is about a dime sized part of the gun anyway. 
Before pic:


After:

[KySongDog]

Sure looks good to me!   

[vvarmitr]

Man I can see why you wanted a change. That "before" is fugly! 

[Yotehntr]

Well I finally got to carry it out to see how it'd shoot...  it's a windy day (10mph with 17mph gusts) so the outcome wasn't as good as I would've liked but stayed within MOC.    I moved it to the right one click and headed home.

[vvarmitr]

... the outcome wasn't as good as I would've liked .....

What you want - eggs in your beer? 
I'm thinking that's ³/₄" or a little less w/ no stringing.