Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed

Previous Thread

Next Thread

Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed #17291937 05/30/22 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia barm OP Campfire Tracker OP barm Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia Which would you use and why. The aluminum putty from Devcon costs twice as much, but I am not sure I want to use it. The shelf life of my previous container was not good IMHO. I will be bedding a walnut stock for a Remington Model Seven.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292579 05/30/22 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 523 Maryland C ccrifles Campfire Regular ccrifles Campfire Regular C Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 523 Maryland Neither, Marine Tex, less shrinkage.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed ccrifles #17292591 05/30/22 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by ccrifles Neither, Marine Tex, less shrinkage. +1 Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292594 05/30/22 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia barm OP Campfire Tracker OP barm Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia I only used Marine Tex one time and it was horrible for me. It was brittle and chipped out too easy. Not sure what went wrong, but I never tried it again.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292623 05/30/22 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,183 Likes: 1 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,183 Likes: 1 Get the grey MarineTex. It’s better and less prone to chip IME.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292630 05/30/22 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,378 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,378 WA rain forest I use Devcon Steel Putty between the action and stock and around the pillars. I use Loctite 5 minute epoxy magazine well spacer. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed TheKid #17292632 05/30/22 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia barm OP Campfire Tracker OP barm Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia Originally Posted by TheKid Get the grey MarineTex. It’s better and less prone to chip IME. Can you dye the grey to match a wood stock?

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292701 05/30/22 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia barm OP Campfire Tracker OP barm Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia Also, would the 2 oz Marine Tex grey be enough to bed the stock?

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292755 05/30/22 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,183 Likes: 1 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,183 Likes: 1 Originally Posted by barm Originally Posted by TheKid Get the grey MarineTex. It’s better and less prone to chip IME. Can you dye the grey to match a wood stock? No. It cures a dark almost black color

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed TheKid #17292931 05/30/22 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by TheKid Get the grey MarineTex. It’s better and less prone to chip IME. The white is waterproof and designed for repairing gel coat, not really for structural uses. And you are right it is quite brittle. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17292937 05/30/22 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,633 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by barm Originally Posted by TheKid Get the grey MarineTex. It’s better and less prone to chip IME. Can you dye the grey to match a wood stock? After it cures you can easily paint it to match without guessing about the color. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed Sitka deer #17293015 05/30/22 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia barm OP Campfire Tracker OP barm Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia Originally Posted by Sitka deer Originally Posted by barm Originally Posted by TheKid Get the grey MarineTex. It’s better and less prone to chip IME. Can you dye the grey to match a wood stock? After it cures you can easily paint it to match without guessing about the color. Thank you, Art.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17293368 05/30/22 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,437 Lower Dakota Territory Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,437 Lower Dakota Territory The brown ProBed 2000 would be an excellent choice. Good shootin' -Al Forbidden Zoner

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed Al_Nyhus #17294126 05/31/22 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by Al_Nyhus The brown ProBed 2000 would be an excellent choice. Good shootin' -Al I hope he stays in business for a long time.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed Oldelkhunter #17294162 05/31/22 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,437 Lower Dakota Territory Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,437 Lower Dakota Territory Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter I hope he stays in business for a long time. Amen. Having used Pro Bed for over 20 years, it's always been excellent..especially in the area of long term stability. Good shootin' -Al Forbidden Zoner

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17294194 05/31/22 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,322 Middle/West Tennessee P pullit Campfire Outfitter pullit Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,322 Middle/West Tennessee I used Devcon for years but swapped to Marine-Tex and never looked back. Never tried ProBed 2000 but hear good things about it. I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed pullit #17294304 05/31/22 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by pullit I used Devcon for years but swapped to Marine-Tex and never looked back. Never tried ProBed 2000 but hear good things about it. If there is an easier bedding epoxy to apply and a better final outcome I have yet to find it. I threw away Brownells acraglass years ago, have tried about everything except Devcon.

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed Oldelkhunter #17294473 05/31/22 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia barm OP Campfire Tracker OP barm Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,090 Virginia Are you saying Probed 2000 is fool proof?

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17294490 05/31/22 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,322 Middle/West Tennessee P pullit Campfire Outfitter pullit Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,322 Middle/West Tennessee Oldelkhunter Are you talking about ProBed 2000 or Marine-Tex? Marine-Tex is not hard to use and I have had nothing but great results. YMMV I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....

Re: Devcon Aluminum Putty or Brownells Steel Bed barm #17294595 05/31/22 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Probed 2000 and nothing is fool proof. The working time with Probed is fantastic, unlike other products that give you 15-20 minute work time.