Others have given you solid advice on bedding. On your last question, re: shipping. Since you already own the rifle, as long as the smith is an FFL (they will be if you go with one of the outfits recommended above), you don't have to go through an FFL sending it to them -- and they can send it directly back to you. UPS stores won't ship firearms. UPS hubs generally do, or at least did, until recently. We've been seeing mixed reports about some still shipping rifles and others refusing. USPS will do it but they are generally a lot more expensive, at least in my area. Make sure you take photos of the rifle before packing it, photos of how you packed it, and then insure it for what it would really cost to replace. I also always include a note inside the box explaining where the package is headed in case the outside labels gets lost. Good luck!
