Aluminum Bedding Block Vs Glass Bedding
Remington M-700 in an H-S Precision a Bell and Carlson Medalist or a Remington factory installed stock with an aluminum bedding block.
Aluminum bedding block vs glass bedding. Block bedding basically involves surrounding the recoil lug with a block of steel. The clay prevents the flow. This Accu-Riser Kit fits The following applications.
There are 2 sizes available 916 diameter for boring the stocks of Winchesters and Howas and 58 diameter for all Remingtons. Glass bedding is the most common term used to describe the procedure of accurately fitting a barrelled action to a particular stock. When boring the stock to accept the aluminum pillars it is easy to get good results every time when using a piloted counterbore.
Read one gunsmiths conclusion after 37 years of experience in this area. Several different bedding methods can be used depending on the type of stock desired results and level of experience of the person. Full Integral Aluminum Bed Block Stocks Bell and Carlson Medalist rifle stocks combine the stability and durability of Bell and Carlsons proprietary Composite stock with an integral aluminum bed block system.
I can either buy one with a aluminum bedding block and skim coat pillar bed or just glass bed. For the third time be certain that the center punch mark on the rear pillar is facing forward toward the muzzle of the gun. Post by shane on Dec 27.
The V-block system which was developed by H-S Precision for the Armys M24 sniper rifle consists of a hardened aluminum bedding chassis permanently molded into the companys hand-laid Kevlargraphite-reinforced fiberglass stocks. If the material in the core of the stock can compress it would benefit from pillars. From what Ive seen over the years as a gunsmith the most significant problems relate to either failure to apply release agent to the metal or forgetting to fill holes or machine cuts in the receiver with modeling clay.
And some stock are piller bedded the use of bedding pillers is supposed to keep the action screws from being over tightened and causeing inconsistant torque on the action to keep the wood stock from. Skim bedding refers to an adjustment of a glass bedding job usually after wear and tear from use which consists of removing a small layer of the bedding material usually up to around 3 mm 012 in and adding new bedding material on top of that. Use some Windex on it if necessary.

