Bedding a rail

[Jcalder]

Another bedding process. This will be done on 2 rifles. You may see pictures of one, or both. One rail is a seekins rail and one is most likely a bergara rail. I hope to be informative and please ask questions if you have any. Most common question I'll get is why? Some rails have a gap and when the gap is closed up the rail has flex. Check front and back but I've usually found it in the back of the receiver.


Gonna start off with naked guns. Check to ensure they are unloaded and take out the bolts

 

[Jcalder]

On this particular rifle, they're quite a bit of gap with only the front screws in. That's where your flex comes in, possibly getting your scope in a bind.

The other rifle has a gap as well, but not near as bad.

 

[Jcalder]

I personally like seekins rails. Notice the "lug" to help absorb recoil.

 

[Jcalder]

Degrease your action. I used alcohol. Tape action to catch excess bedding. Gonna just do a skim coat so there won't be a ton here. Make sure isn't gonna interfere

 

[ADR]

Not judging your method at all but why tape off the action when bedding the rail and not tape the stock when bedding it?
Thanks for doing these tutorials for everyone to follow.
Ever use devcon for bedding compound?

 

[Jcalder]

Not judging your method at all but why tape off the action when bedding the rail and not tape the stock when bedding it?
Thanks for doing these tutorials for everyone to follow.
Ever use devcon for bedding compound?

If it wasn't for the bolt release, I wouldn't tape this at all. Just don't wanna tear that apart.

I've used devcon and have nothing against it. But I can't buy it in smaller quantities.

 

[Jcalder]

Rough up the rail. I don't have a working dremmel battery so I just took a drill bit and marked them a bit.

Degrease the rails and make sure you get any debris off them.

 

[Jcalder]

Apply release agent to your receiver. You can skip this and have a more permanent rail. Make sure you fill in screw holes

 

[Jcalder]

Cover screw holes on bed side of the rail

 

[Jcalder]

Apply bedding

Here's the hard part. Set the rain on the receiver and use the front screws to align rail. On the seekins rail make sure it is pushed forward all it'll go. I just torque the screws to 20 pounds. Start cleaning.

 

[Jcalder]

Got this one cleaned up pretty good. Hard to get them just right. I just shoot for uniformity.

 

[Jcalder]

Not judging your method at all but why tape off the action when bedding the rail and not tape the stock when bedding it?
Thanks for doing these tutorials for everyone to follow.
Ever use devcon for bedding compound?

This is why I taped. To keep the bedding out of that hole. Honestly, probably not needed

 

[Jcalder]

And number 2 if done.

I'll let these sit till at least tomorrow evening before I mess with them. Let them dry. Hope this series has helped someone.

 

[ADR]

This is why I taped. To keep the bedding out of that hole. Honestly, probably not needed View attachment 166731

Looks great!!
You do wonderful work.
Bedding stocks/rails has a very steep learning curve. I hope your illustrations help anyone contemplating this task.

I'm about to do a weatherby vanguard that has the screw built into the lug, any suggestions?

 

[Jcalder]

Looks great!!
You do wonderful work.
Bedding stocks/rails has a very steep learning curve. I hope your illustrations help anyone contemplating this task.

I'm about to do a weatherby vanguard that has the screw built into the lug, any suggestions?

Got any pictures? Shouldn't be too hard. If you're close to Cookeville I wouldn't mind helping you out

 

[CHRIS WILSON]

Looks good. I started checking the fit and bedding the rail mounts on my rifles a couple of years ago. Up to that point, I never realized/paid attention to how sloppy of a fit some mounts can have.

 

[Jcalder]

Looks good. I started checking the fit and bedding the rail mounts on my rifles a couple of years ago. Up to that point, I never realized/paid attention to how sloppy of a fit some mounts can have.

I've seen some that were great, other that aren't even close. The gun I bedded the other day has a rail, I couldn't find any movement in it. I'm not so keen on lapping rings anymore, as long as the rail is right.

 

[EastTNHunter]

So you're only bedding the back contact surfaces, correct?

 

[Jcalder]

So you're only bedding the back contact surfaces, correct?

Correct

 

[TNRifleman]

Good stuff man. Those seekins rails are about all I am using anymore. I love the integrated recoil lug