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Why not weld 'em on?????????

I've done everything cited and a bunch that ain't. Hint.

Welds are Soooooothing and I'm a fan. Hint.

Pass an extended 1913 rail,welds and get THE fhuqk outta the way. I shoot out more barrels,than most you DUMB Fhuqks do bullets. HINT.

It's never been tough to savvy,who actually shoots and who don't. HINT.

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Bless your hearts for trying though.

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Thank goodness many didn't follow the 'if it isn't broke, don't fix it' mantra. We'd still be driving to work on horseback.

When I bought my m700 stainless SPS 300 WSM about 10 years ago, the factory was putting a pretty rough bead blast finish on the receivers. I had recoil shear the base screws on the rear mount, So I turned to the collective wisdom of the campfire and was told to use epoxy bedding between the mount and receiver, so I did.

I put release agent on the receiver and threads so when I screwed them together it only stuck to the bases. The problem was solved and has never repeated.

Also, sometimes when you remove scope bases you will notice where oily goop has worked its way under the bases. This means your rig is asking you to bed the bases for uniform fit and bearing.

Why

Because he’s an expert...

I epoxy my bases. Can't see a downside. My rifles get fairly harsh treatment at times, and the extra strength it gives seems like a no brainer.

It cant hurt if you need ‘em strong enough to drop off a cliff.

The Do NOTHING Gang is HILARIOUS,in their "response".

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Sincere question-
What is the photo supposed to show
besides a rifle, some dies, and a round?
Since this sickness biz, I no longer have
access to a regular computer, and I'm
relegated to using this borrowed phone
and can just barely make out enough to
get by. In other words, I CSS

Left of the cartridge, the mount is welded to the receiver.

That 1913 rail has a thin weld bead between it and the front bridge of the receiver.

Dave beat me to it.

Can you see the yellow tape?

Oh ok- thanks ( I can just barely make it out now that
I know what I'm looking for)

Blankety- Blanking cellphones will be the
ruination of us all.
I don't know how the kids get so addicted
to having one in their hand every waking hour

" I shoot out more barrels,than most you DUMB Fhuqks do bullets. HINT."

No you don't, you lying little mutt. Punky Stinky, .

If you can use a one piece scope base, you can get around some of the skill required to epoxy two scope bases parallel with the bore and co planar and in line with each other.

All the youtube videos I have seen on epoxy under scope bases, were for a one piece base.

The two piece bases need epoxy more, but would require using rings tight on the scope to position the bases during epoxy hardening.

I have been epoxying the bases to the receiver for quite a while now. They usually separate with little fanfare when needed but never seem to from recoil or hunting. There is very little down-side to doing it. To whomever things JB weld is a "weak epoxy" I will disagree with you. It is actually quite strong as epoxies go. I bed. lightly snug the screw and then tighten properly after a few hours. Don't get the epoxy on the threads. I'm with Stick on the welding,. I think it is better yet. Remington 700 actions rear bridges are ground with less that any precision. Bedding them is very helpful. It you don't think so. Mount a 2 piece base set and drop a level over the top. You will be surprised at how much out of alignment they are.

2 things. The OP never ask about using epoxy on the screws. He ask about using epoxy on the bases. I always do. The other thing is about JB Weld being :"weak" epoxy, JB Weld is rated at the top for strength in 2 part epoxies.

If you don't jig align and epoxy bed 2 piece bases, they are most likely out of alignment. More so on some guns/bases than others. RJ

Oh my,does yet another Clueless Brokedick Whining Kchunt,wish to correlate that she just also happens to be a Lying Piece Of Fhuqking Schit to boot...the "lucky" kchunt. Hint. Congratulations?!?



In fairness,welds have no equal and especially when joining max ring spacing. Pardon the splendor of 8" RPM and .473" L/A 180 .796 BC. Google as you must. Hint.




That being said,I've seen (5) 8x40 fasteners,do nice things,in regards to zero retention. Hint.












It's never been difficult to tell who shoots and who don't. Be nice to see the S/A 700 based Bart' 7" RPM 224 Grendel arrive this pass. Hint.

Bless your hearts for trying.

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