Epoxy bedding

[jpbar]

HI i want to learn how to epoxy bed my rem. 700 sps varmint.i have lots of epoxy but i know nothing of the How-too?
so anything would be appreciated and i also want to get a laminante stock if you know of any links?
thanks Jpbear

[wareagleguy]

What kind of epoxy?  There are several products that is called "epoxy".  I used a two part epoxy that you can buy in any auto parts store that is about the consistency of play dough.  It cures hard enough to be sanded, drilled and tapped in about 45 mins.  I used it to bed my Rem 700 and it worked great.  I was able to get a rock hard bedding completed in about 2 hours.

[DalesCarpentry]

I myself would like more information of this subject. Anything you look up on Google is sketchy at best. I would like someone to take the time and explain it step by step with pictures if possible. Thanks Dale

[jpbar]

I agree my, and my fathr has many many different epoxy's. he has a bodyshop and uses them quite often. im sure i could find one that works

[torpedoman]

just be sure to use too much release agent shoe polish or johnsons wax is good fill any depressions or bolt heads basically anything that the epoxy could get into and lock the gun to the stock with wax or clay and you should be good to go,

[Graybeard]

To get specifics on the "how to" of bedding your rifle the question would be best asked on the Gunsmithing Forum. There you are likely to get the detailed info needed. The real fun part as far as I'm concerned is getting the safety back on once the job is done yeah it has to be removed to do a proper full bedding job. For me that's the single most difficult chore of the job.

[beemanbeme]

I have always used "Acraglas" which is a rifle bedding specific epoxy.  You can get it from Brownells but can often find it in gun shops and even Wally's.
It comes with instructions and (I think) has a website. Acraglas reccommends a 24 hour drying time. I wouldn't go with an epoxy that was too quick to set up. Especially for my first go. Imagine trying to correct a mistake while you were running out of time.  Also, you might consider doing the job in stages.  Say the recoil lug first.
I use Johnson's paste wax as a release agent. 

If the "SPS" is a synthetic stock, you're gonna need some special approaches or the epoxy may not stick: roughing up the inner surfaces and even drilling small holes into the inner surface so the epoxy will cling.  If that is the case, maybe pillar bedding would be a better approach. 

[jpbar]

Thats why I asked for some links to laminate stocks because im not to fond of the synthetic. And the epoxy that my father uses sets as solid as rock in about 3 minutes. so i wil look into the site, thanks.

[burntmuch]

You can get a Acraglas epoxy kit for $20 bucks or so. I wouldnt use anything other than an epoxy meant to bed a rifle. Ive got a kit for my rem 700 7mag. It was supposed to be this winters project. Never got around to it

[Mckie Hollow]

Many People like the Devcon Products and JB Weld. Ive used both and Acraglass Gel. Success with all. I like the "Putty Type". It is much easier, holds in place, does not run, can be shaped with a alcohol wet Finger. I strongly suggest not to use any Fast setting epoxy. Use the slow set Type. Go on Their web sites and read up on the Specs. There are many kinds and strengths.

[crash87]

Just so happens I pulled a barreled action out of  acraglas bedding just this A.M., a CZ 550 mag and a m-70 a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, go to Brownells website and you will find a section on gun projects, search to find the one on bedding with acraglas gel (the one I would recomend). It's about 5 pages long with pictures and there bedding a m700. It'll walk you right through it. Print it, read it then read it again. Highlight the parts that seem important to you and keep them handy when your doing the job in case you need a quick reference. Acraglas gell has about a 20 min working time, maybe a little more and that is more than enough time to get the job done. Also Mark Bassaner has another set of instructions on his site for his High Tech stocks. Everybody does things a little different it will be up to you to find the common ground. In spite of it all its really quite easy to do. Get the acraglass kit it will be enough to do two rifles and maybe a little left to do other projects. Good Luck CRASH87 

[GRIMJIM]

What he said. That's exactly what I did when I bedded my 10-22. I used a dremel to over cut (just a hair) the shelf the reciever sat on and followed the directions on the brownells site. I pillar bedded the reciever bolt, glass bedded the reciever and first two inches of the barrel. I did the pillar first and after it was installed I put two layers of masking tape on the pillar and bolted in the reciever when I bedded it. After it was set up I removed the tape and that gives a little room for tightening. The only two pieces of advice I can give you with any certainty as I'm no gunsmith is

#1 DO NOT SKIMP ON THE RELEASING AGENT!
and
#2 DO NOT SKIMP ON THE RELEASING AGENT!

Seriously though you should have fun doing this project, I did and you can have the pleasure of saying you did it yourself.

[jpbar]

Ok thanks, is there any sites where i can buy a replacement synthetic stock for the rem. sps varmint?

[DalesCarpentry]

Yea Ebay. Between $65.00 and $100.00. Plus shipping. Dale