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| Polymers gives in to force easier than metal. They don't stand well against abrasion. Sometimes solvent breaks them down, but metals are not affected. That's why metals are preferred as material for the bedding pillar. |
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| Another problem with a polymer pillar would be lack of adhesion for whatever epoxy you use to bed it in with. Some epoxies won't stick to some polymers.
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| Just to muddy the water a bit....
I used some PTFE bearing material in a 270 and a 22-250 and it works like a charm. Acragel sticks to it like s*^t to a blanket. I made sure to cut some locking ridges into the pillar to hold it better.
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| PTFE? self llubicating and readily compressable for bedding? If you want to do it an EASY way, use brownell's steel bed, otherwise, Rob put it just about perfect. Jeffe |
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