A few questions about glass bedding my M77 30-06 wood stock. Do I need to remove some wood in the areas to be bedded? Should I wait to free float barrel after the bedding is finished? And how to handle screw holes? Planning to only bed recoil lug and tang.Stock all ready has the beginnings of a split in the wood between trigger and mag, is that an issue to be attended to? Also, I have a synthetic stock on it's way, so this not a do or die situation if it does not come out perfect the first time. winter project. thank you in advance for any advice.

Here's good tutorial.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/...dding_M77_(pic_heavy)

For the crack between trigger and mag, you could use the Remington style of crosspin. Get a brass or stainless screw, cut the head off, drill a hole from one side, but don't go all the way through, epoxy the headless screw into the hole. Make the screw about 1/16-1/8" short, and cover the hole in epoxy.

Jeremy

Thanks Labman, got er done, came out nice!

Forbedo,
Why drill a hole, and patch it?? just cut out a path going almost out of the wood insert a tight threaded screw without a head or with a small head and glass it in..then on the outside it doesn't show..