Hey Guys!

Let's see some of the glass-bedding jobs some folks here have done, whether at home themselves or by a smith, before-after pics would be nice too! Cross-bolting pics too are welcome!!

Zubin

I have some recent glass/pillar bedding photos. Come to think of it, I have some cross bolt installation photos.

Can anyone post them for me if I email them to you?

I'd be happy to post them for you. E-mail address is in my profile. Double click my name in the author's place on this post.

Craftsman,

I'd be glad as well.

daleatkins@suddenlink.net

mstarling

Photos sent.

Here are Craftman's pics:



Drilling for crossbolts





Machining radius on pillars





Checking fit





Drilling for pillar/escutcheon





Checking pillar fit





Glass bedded with pillars





Pillars/escutcheon





Crossbolts installed





Glass cloth to reinforce tang area





Bushings used to center action screws in pillars





Machining crossbolt spanner tools





Clearance milled for trigger body

More bedding pics from Craftsman:





Glass bedded Winchester Model 70 in an HS Precision stock.




Same stock





Pillar bedded Remington 700

Very nice work.

Terry

91/30 military stock made in Russia during WWII.

I put in some Devcon Steel Putty, two brass pillars, and cut away the stock for the welded bolt handle.

The pillars were set in the epoxy while pre stressed in compression. I believe this method is superior for getting the pillars square with a flat bottomed* receiver. When the action is in the stock the screws should meet resistance and then be full tight in less than 1/8 th turn. There is some compliance in the thread crush, but that is not between the pillar and receiver. The less than 1/8 turn indicates there is a low compliance fastening between action and stock, which is the reason for glass bedding and pillars.

* I consider round bottomed receivers to be a triumph of manufacturing costs over engineering.

I forgot to mention, the first project was a left hand Savage. The purpose was to build a reasonable priced left hand big bore rifle. The customer purchased a new 7 Rem Mag Savage and had me rebarrel to .416 Taylor, install NECG banded front sight and sling stud and express rear sight. We were going to just glass bed but the blind magazine stock had a plastic escutcheon for the front action screw.
So I machined a combonation front escutcheon/pillar and rear pillar out of steel. Then installed two crossbolts and reinforced the rear inletting with fiberglass cloth. The factory trigger was tuned to a crisp 3 pounds. We used Leupold QRW rings. It is well balanced and definately ready to hunt.

Craftsman--

Very nice work!

Be careful what you post or you will have lots of folks hoping you have time to bed rifles for them.....

Cheers,

Dan

Thanks for the compliment Dan.

I am not accepting any work at this time.

Just wanted to share some photos with the fraternity.