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Me too--partly because I have used JB Weld for bedding and it works about as well as any other epoxy-with-filler.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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dude, bolts on the wrong fuggin side.
Mirror image all my prior instructions...
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Dave;
The tape trick, btw, works like gang-busters.
Thanks, and we'll see in a few hours what it looks like.
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Is the tape going around the barrel designed to keep the barrel a little higher in the channel?
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Is the tape going around the barrel designed to keep the barrel a little higher in the channel? A little higher, and centered.
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The "tape trick" is damn near a MUST-DO for any bedding job as far as I'm concerned ... it only helps, and never hurts, to make sure that the barrel is centered in the channel, and is set at a proper height should it need any lift before bedding.
Even if doing a full-length-neutral-bedding job on the barrel, you can always just tape the barrel at the very end of the bbl channel of the stock for laying down "phase 1" of the barrel bedding ... and then it's up to you to leave that space there, or fill it in later with more bedding material.
again, there are NO drawbacks to the 'tape trick' ... just make sure you put the correct thickness of tape around the barrel so that the action sits properly in the stock when bedding... too much tape will result in an upward angle of the bbl'd action in the stock - but it's very easy to avoid that when setting it up.
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Me too--partly because I have used JB Weld for bedding and it works about as well as any other epoxy-with-filler. Same experience here.
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Needed more J-B weld.....
I went skimpy on the schit, but otherwise, it looks fine.
Scraping and reapplication in process....
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I feel like a kid at krissmuss waiting for this thing to be unwrapped
Something clever here.
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raffin'........
Actually, 6 hours is not QUITE enough time for J-B to set up to "working" hardness. Firm, in place, but still too soft for "working". 8ish, is likely mo' betta.
Went skimpy on the first run. Easy fix; just scar it up with the razor knife, make it "messy" (technical term), and regoop ('nother technical term). Much better "goo-age" ('nother 'nother technical term) on the reapply.
So, we wait some more.
A.m. unwrapping, at this point.
BTW - Johnson's Paste Wax and a topcoat of One Shot works JUST fine for a release agent.
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Cool, I'll check back, same bat channel in the mornin.
Something clever here.
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I'm banking on the morning reveal being "strike two" ... (grin)
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I'm banking on the morning reveal being "strike two" ... (grin) Wanna place a bet? Considering what the first look showed, J-B don't act no different than any other steel reinforced epoxy; just slower setting and less expensive. I skimped on the goo on the first shot, otherwise, she'd be sterling.
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I have bedded several rimfire and centerfire rifle with JB Weld and Johnson's Paste Wax as the release agent. Blue tape used exactly the same as posted here. Works perfect. Never a problem.
What's not to like for $5.00 and enough for 2 to 4 rifles?
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Those little Interarms shoot silly when floated, least in .224.
I smell a 22 or 6PPC fast twist tube on that sucker.....
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Those little Interarms shoot silly when floated, least in .224.
I smell a 22 or 6PPC fast twist tube on that sucker..... Nope. I'm diggin' the idea of 7.62 Russian. Though, if she SUCKs (which, it don't, BTW), a 6PPC was the idea.
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Dig all three; gauges, vise, and wrench. Just like a Sako, in that regard.
You need borrow vise and wrench, look me up.....
Doesn't look like you need a chisel (grins).
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Hey, I bet jb would work pretty good for a synthetic stock. Have any of you guys tried it on a ruger hawkeye all weather stock? I'm is suspense VAnimrod. Looks like you shouldn't have any problems though. Thanks for posting this. BSA.
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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I used JB Weld to bed my .25-06. She shoots top-notch now!
A couple of things I've found:
- Working hardness is acheived in about 8 hours - Kiwi neutral shoe polish works great as a release agent - Full cure after 24 hours means a good, hard steel-reinforced epoxy bed - Much less viscous than Devcon and easier to use. I use both, and either one works great - Did the bedding job about 1.5 years ago, and the epoxy is holding up fantastic
Can't wait to see the finished product!
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