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Just wondering what the consensus of opinion is on waiting for a bedding job to cure before firing. I usually wait at least a week but I'm getting anxious to shoot the rifle. It is a Model 70 7mm STW. The bedding material was Acraglas Gel...your opinions please. Thanks Paul "Diligentia - Vis - Celeritas" NRA Benefactor Member Member DRSS | ||
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Minimum of 2 days. I shot my 338 Edge after 3.5 days. "though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." ---Thomas Jefferson | |||
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48 hours is adequate. If you use heat from a lamp or a low heat - around 120 degrees F - you could use it earlier. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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It depends on which bedding compound you used and the temperature. Some cure much slower than others. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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G'Day Fella's, Paul, IIRC Brownells recommend you leave their Acra-Glas epoxy bedding compound for 5 or 7 days! I would wait this same amount of time, for any other Two-Part Epoxy as well!!! Hope that helps Doh! Homer Lick the Lolly Pop of Mediocrity Just Once and You Will Suck For Life! | |||
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I wait at least 24 hours but each epoxy compound will tell you when full strength has been achieved. | |||
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