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I have glass bedded over 250 rifles, but only three pre-64's. The first two (shooters, not collectible) I full length bedded the barrel and action and turned them in to half iinch or better rifles. My most recent one is a standard weight 270 that has been "two grouping" since the day I received it. I shoot four or five shot groups when working up loads and it'll shoot two into one half inch group and the other two or three shots clustered into a half inch, two or three inches away. I then full length glass bedded the barrel and action but it still shot the same. This happens regardless of load work up...all groups are patterened similarly.
I used a good Leupold Vari X III and thinking it might be the scope, I replaced it with a Swarovski....still two grouping.
I am aware of the forend screw and how it can screw things up. I took it out and groups improved slightly....but not much really.
Does free floating tend work better on pre-64's? I might consider relieving the barrel channel to see what happens. I'm at a loss on this.
Any suggestions?
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Someone posted some good threads on glass bedding pre 64 rifles in the Winchester collectors forum. That guy's rifles shoot like this:
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I floated all of mine, 30-06, 338 and 300. They all shot better floated. I took the hint from Bob. Said he never monkeyed around with them too much. If they wouldn't shoot they got floated and bedded. It's worked for me a few times now. BSA put up a decent example too
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Bedded tang, recoil lug, the flat behind the lug, and about a inch and a half f the barrel in front of the receiver .Everything else free floated.I don't take pictures of groups though
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I generally float everything but have bedded the fore arm on some Model 70's just because I felt like it. I think they work better floated. The two grouping is probably not a bedding issue. It seems more likely to be a scope mount issue. Often, when a rifle is doing this, the bases are not a good fit on the receiver. GD
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I generally float mine, from the front of the recoil lug forward... However, some of them have shot well with a small amount of bedding under the chamber. Every rifle is NOT the same and may require a different treatment. You just have to experiment sometimes and find out what your particular rifle likes... Since saddle sore didn't like my group picture (typical cry baby), here's a picture of one of my bedding jobs...:-) Does the paint affect how it shoots? You be the judge. Critique the group I posted earlier for all I give a fu ck... Here's a std. wt. I pillar/glass bed. I also installed a dummy screw into the stock and freefloated the barrel. It shot lights out when done and still looked all original from the outside: I gave EricM's 30-06 std. wt the same treatment and his rifle also shot lights out. In the end, that's what it's all about: How well the rifle shoots when you are done, whether or not you like looking at target pictures or not, that's just the simple truth of the matter.... Here's a glass bedding job on a McMillan hunters compact on a 1957 270 fwt: Good luck with your glass bedding job Godogs57...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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In my experience, most rifles "shoot better" with free floated barrels. By this I mean consistant groups. All of my rifles are so- except one I'm working on.
Had a 77 that would cloverleaf 3, then go to 5" with 5 shots. Bedded and free-floated it now shoots 1.25 all day long... I'll take it.
Currently fighting a 700 in .243 - It doesn't like free-float (2.5 moa)- but will go .75 if I get the forend tip pressure rght, according to folded paper at the forend tip. Got it bedded down to 1.25 MOA and working...
What I would do with a 70 is bed reciever area and 2 in of bbl, free float the rest. If that isn't "good enuf' , then experiment with various fore-end tip pressures., and bed to best. You can google proceure.
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Free floating is way over-rated, IMO.
Some guns shoot lights out that way, others don't.
I always start out by stress free bedding the action with the barrel fully floated from the lug forward & then shoot it. If it's good, then you're done & happy.
If it doesn't, then I will start working with shims & will eventually bed in a pressure pad under the barrel, if that works.
In a few cases, especially Mausers, adding some bedding for an inch or two in front of the lug sometimes makes a difference.
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I've also bedded the barrels on standard pre-64 M70's right up to (and including) the lug and floated the rest, with the lug screw snugged down. It's always worked out very well.
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