I just put the action in the stock about 30 minutes ago, I tried to take care to not "over-do" it, but maybe I "under-did" it? I didn't notice any bedding material squeezing out between the action and stock, is there any indicator as to if I got enough in there until I take it apart tomorrow night?

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I didn't notice any bedding material squeezing out between the action and stock

sounds like maybe not enough- I have a CZ 527 about three feet away from me that I "under estimated"- simple enough: when it hardens, and if you didn't use enough glass, clean it up thoroughly with denatured alcohol to get the release agent off it, maybe use a dremel tool to open it up a bit, and then re-glass it.

I agree, you can always add more; just be sure to clean it good so the new stuff adheres to the old.

How do I know if I achieved the "right amount"?

I'm with Jim on this. Just make another set.

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How do I know if I achieved the "right amount"?

Use too much, so that it squeezes out in every spot you are trying to bed, then clean it up with vinegar or even water works for some bedding compounds. You cant have too much bedding compound, within reason of course.

You haven't seen some of mine. If a little is good, a whole bunch is better. I take it apart with a comealong and grind the excess.
Butch

Looks like more is in order!

When you say clean it up with vinegar, what exactly does it do? Eat it or what? Can I cut the cured bedding with a real sharp knife? How do people get that perfect looking bedding with sharp corners and stuff?

be carfull with a knife. I tape the stock edges and use a file, carefully, till I hit tape.

Dempsey is right, no knife use a file or a sanding block to get that nice square look.

Well, I used too little. Enough to get good contact on the back of the lug, but there are some air pockets, and the barrel isn't floating, neither is the tang. Guess I'll be adding more tonight, I wanted to shoot it this weekend.

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Originally posted by Tyler Kemp:
Guess I'll be adding more tonight, I wanted to shoot it this weekend.

Be sure to give the entire area a good scrubbing with acetone first, and then grind open all the areas where there are air bubbles to avoid trapping more air, rough up the "old" epoxy with some coarse emory cloth to help give teeth for the new layer to grab on to, and then hit it one more time with the acetone making sure every trace of release agent is gone. Good preparation is key when adding additional epoxy.

I'd float the barrel and tang now, then proceed.

The barrel is "floating" except for the tip of the stock. It has been a b**** to get it...I've sent hours on it sanding away and it's still stuck tight there. I thought when bedding just put some tape around the barrel to float it? Same with the tang?

That could leave it riding on the tang and the tip, tighten down the screws and you just bedded in a problem if your using screws. I like to wrap surgical tubing around the whole thing and fill the screw holes in the stock with just about anything and drill it out after. I wouldn't mess around and get it stress free by floating the tang and tip then bed.

Alright rebedding worked better, barrel is now floating, but the tang is still just touching, need to take care of that. And I stripped the action screw...so much for shooting it this weekend.