pillar bed question

Manupon
This request was made without my seeing the immediately preceeding post by Clark which introduces the bit about not bedding the sides of the receiver. Clark, does this procedure apply only to the Mauser or should I heed this technique as well? Thank you.
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My advice is for flat bottomed receivers.
If you have a round bottom, like a Rem700 or Sav110, you can:
1) Put it in a shroud with a flat bottom.
2) Put it in a stock with V blocks.
3) Get some epoxy on the sides.
 
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here we are before trim and clean up. 'hope to get some traction on this over the next few days...(attachments)
 

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Looking like that should do!

Your rifle probably came apart easy because of what you used for bedding.

The Acraglas, being liquid probably tends to flow into EVERYTHING a bit more.

Every rifle which I have bedded to the extent you have done was really!!!!!!!! tight when it came apart the first time.

I would expect you will be pleased with the result once the work is complete.

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
 
thanks

Thanks kindly 'Coot, I shall.

I think you are right about the bedding material being the cause of ease, it is very slick. May hurt me in the end, may not....

I'll may take a couple pics of guts once its all prettied up, and then some of the finished product. All I need now is time...
 
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trial run on the pics:
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What caliber is this rifle??????????

I know it happens, and have been there and done that, but a factory rifle shooting .5" groups, in reality, is probably not your average factory rifle.

Then on the other hand, it could be just a matter of powder and bullet selection.

What are you getting with your test groups?

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
 
vitals

Savage 12 VLP in .204 Ruger (heavy barrel)

Actually, it sprays Hornady factory ammo 6". Terrible.
Test groups with hand loads have bested at 0.5"

I've been working the handloads for this one for a year now, and this one has been an enigma. I have several posts on this forum (and at 204 ruger.com) about my quest for bug holes.

I may be expecting too much. What irks me is that I have an old '94 Mauser 6.5x55 that drills 0.5" no matter what I feed it (current 85gr sierra varminters on 46.8 gr IMR 4350) even if I get lazy with my shooting form!! Bullets can have awful runout, unprepped brass, etc.,

This rifle is getting prepped brass (except for flash holes), match primers, good bullet TIR (0.002" or less), I put 1000 round adjusting powder and OAL and... can't break the barrier 0.5" .
 
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'Found the accuracy bug:

...it was inconsistent volume brass. Changed to Nosler, and printing 0.3" regular. Happy fellow!!
 
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