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Offline inthebeech

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Bedding Material
« on: April 29, 2011, 10:03:32 AM »
It's been over ten years since I bedded a rifle; back then Acraglass was the only option.  What do folks use today, which comes with somr form of colorant or naturally cures to a walnut-color?
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Re: Bedding Material
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 10:18:22 AM »
Inthebeech,

Brownells' Acraglas or the newer Acraglas Gel is the way to go, you can get black, white, brown or green dyes to color for stock color matching.

Brownells' also has a newer option Steel Bed, which is Epoxy with stainless steel added.

Then there is Devcon Epoxy Metals.

All sold by Brownells.

I still use Acraglas the original.
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Re: Bedding Material
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 12:01:03 PM »
I use gray marine tex, but I'm certainly not at PGS's skill or experience level!   :D
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Re: Bedding Material
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2011, 09:12:30 PM »
I use the AcraGlass gel most. It tends to stay put a bit easier and provides a good balance of strength and resilience. The SteelBed is great for small jobs and both use a more convenient 1/1 mix retio..much easier to measure!! Most of the others I've tried tended to be a little too brittle..
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Re: Bedding Material
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2011, 09:57:49 PM »
I use twice as much Acraglas gel than any other compound.  Love the fact that it doesn't run and you can kick it with a heat gun.
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