Just noticed in Brownell's New Products flyer that bedding pillars are now available with a front pillar cut to match the 60 degree angle of the receiver screw, notched to match the recoil lug. Good news for us Ruger 77 lovers!

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So has anyone tried them? - Dan

I am trying to get up the nerve to attempt them and a glass bedding. Haven't plunked the cash down yet, though.

CAL

I bought 3 sets just as soon as I saw them in the Brownells flier, just to try out. One of those "I thought about it but didn't think it would sell" things.

I have a very old Wildcat laminated stock from Richards Micro that I have used as a test bed for number of years and I've been at it with a Dremel. The stock has had 3 different sized Ruger actions in it so far, so the fitting part gets a bit tedious. It's had poured pillars, home grown aluminum pillars and steel pillars in the tang area, and I had to cut out all the previous experiments to try this pillar system. The only good part of a Ruger system is that recoil lug area is the same on all of them.

Because of the angles involved I started at the tang end first and had to pour in a good sized block of steel epoxy bcause of the previous situation. Put a couple of small cross keys and the pour will be stronger than the wood. Thank god for epoxy!!!! I will make a clay dam around the recoil lug area on the receiver, install the receiver into the stock and squeeze everything together, turn it bottom side up, screw in the front pillar, then dribble in some thinned out acraglass around the pillar. It may take a couple of shots at it to get it right.

The Ruger system is a good system but I don't think it is any better than conventional perpendicular screws, but it is a real pain in the ass to do any modifications to. Give me a Remington any day.

I've "poured pillars" for the front screw the same way on a number of Rugers. I've also threaded 9/16" aluminum stock and 9/16" allthread with a 3/8" drilled hole for the tang, screwed in the bolt with a gob of epoxy and milled both ends flat and that has worked very well. So far these alumninum pillars are proving more difficult to work with, again, just because of the angled front screw. Not hard, and anyone can do a good job with them, just more things to think about and watch. I think a poured pillar with steel, aluminum or the new Titanium powder works just as well and is a lot easier to do. But...I like to experiment and try new things.

Brownells has a very good instruction sheet that comes with the pillars and if followed you won't have any problems. I just modified the instructions to fit my particular problem. My only major problem is the rifle, a MKII Allweather SS short action 223, went to the factory because it wouldn't shoot straight. The stock is sitting with the tang end finished and waiting for the rifle to return.

Try I, You'll like it