I want to learn how to free-float barrels, install pillar bedding, and glass-bed rifle actions. Does anyone know of a good book and/or DVD that teaches how to accomplish these tasks in a step-by-step, easy to understand manner? My wood-working skills consist of nailing 2X4's together.

Regards, Bill.

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Stephen

Come on guys! I'm looking for a little help here.

I don't know anything about these topics, and I'm trying to learn. Perhaps my comment about nailing 2X4's together was flippant, but I really am looking for a good book and/or DVD that covers these subjects so I can do the work myself to improve the accuracy of my rifles.

Regards,
Bill.

Heres a good online tutorial of Pillars and bedding them in with the action.

pillar-beddingg

There are others but this is pretty well written and easy to understand. Maybe some of the pro's here will chime in with better instruction.

Here's another:

http://www.accurateshooter.com...free-pillar-bedding/

Just by dumb luck I just finished my first pillar bedding job tonight. It came out pretty well--I've got a couple voids along the sides of the action. It looks pretty good around the recoil lug and under the receiver.

Good luck!

I have thought about producing a set of videos on this very thing. It is one of the gunsmithing things that most owners want to do themselves because gun guys are usually tinkerers anyway. Not a 2:30 Midway USA clip, I mean a full length, action specific DVD. The ones posted are very good, but I think guys just like DVD's with nice close-ups and live-action work.

A high quality DVD with close-ups would be very useful. Should show galss bedding alone, pillar bedding alone and the combination of glass and pillar bedding.

If you do it please post a note here and let us know.