boatbum101
Marksman
I'm attempting to bed a Tikka T3 Hunter with a wood stock . This will be my first time bedding a rifle . I've already made & fitted a pair of pillars & have some headless action screws & a set of stockmakers screws coming from Brownell's . I've gotten different advice on best way to bed , but some of it is contradictory . Would the best method to epoxy pillars in place & when they dry , then remove stock material where I want bedding ? I did wrap electrical tape around barrel 2” in from end of forearm so action sets same as it came from factory & if I leave a good bit of factory wood under action tang my height will be correct , that along with pillars installed should pretty much locate action where it should be . Should I use 5 min epoxy to set pillars or use same epoxy as I'm going to bed with ? I've also replace factory recoil lug with a steel one . I plan to use Devcon Steel Putty & either JPW or Kiwi neutral for a release agent . I've also plugged all action holes with plumbers putty & shaved it with a razor knife , masked the stock off with painters tape etc . Action has a rounded bottom & square sides , factory inletting is pretty good with no fore & aft or side to side play so I'm thinking I only need to bed aft of mag well to a bit past rear pillar , around fwd pillar , recoil lug & 1” of barrel channel just past that , also plan to free float barrel . Any areas of stock I don't want bedding I plan on coating with release agent , also plan on plugging stock mag well cut out with plumbers putty , along with all recesses in bottom metal . Can I melt some wax & paint it over top of the plumbers putty so bedding won't stick ? Does this sound like a good plan ? Any advice / suggestions gratefully accepted .