Bedding carbon fiber barrel in 10-22 delux stock...

[Rickster]

I have been unable to get my carbon fiber barrel to print as well as I had hoped from my ruger delux stock. I do not know who manufactured the barrel but I purchased it from Cabella's. It is 19 inches long with a stainless steel liner, a well executed recessed crown, and was advertized as having a bentz style chamber.  I don't suspect anything being wrong with the rifle itself as it shot like a house afire with a .920 heavy barrel in the same stock.  I've tried many ammo types and nothing wants to shoot into an inch at 50 yards.... Are there any bedding tricks that are unique to carbon fiber barrels???  I appreciate any suggestions as this one has me totally stumped...

[gunnut69]

Does the barrel fit the receiver tightly?  The receiver to barrel fit is very important.  You may try a temporary shim supporting the barrel at the rear and at the front.  Perhaps the lighter weight is allowing more vibration..  You may want to full length bed that light barrel to deaden the vibrations..  Remember that while carbon fiber is quite strong and very light it transmitts vibration extremely well.  Perhaps you need to bed the barrel tight to the channel.

[Walker]

I went to the Cabela's site and looked at their Carbon wrapped barrel. From the price of it I'd take a wild guess and say it made by Butler Creek. If so then you may never get it to shoot. Their barrels  have a very well known hit or miss reputation.
But here's how I bed my 10/22's. I have 3 that will shoot 1/2" at 50.
I fully bed the action front and rear and the first 4 inches of the barrel. The rest of the barrel is floating. I'm not sure if you can bed that carbon barrel with glass bedding, but somebody (I forget who though) makes a bedding pad for the barrel.
After my glass sets up but before fully cured I trim the bedding at the rear of the action back to just whats making contact around the back edge of the action.

[gunnut69]

You can bed the barrel with Acraglass but will want to be certain none comes in contact with the carbon wrapped part of the barrel.  Simply coat that part of the barrel with a double coating of wax.  The acraglass won't damage the carbon fiber  but may damage the material used to bond them together.  The wax coating will protect the barrel just fine.   I don't really know that much anout the quality of the Butler Creek barrels but always found the barrel/receiver joint the weakest link in the 10/22 design.  I bed both ends of the heavy barrels and just make certain the receiver is tight enough to avoid movement.  In the 10/22 the concept of a barrel bedded rifle is the best way to go in my opinion.  The action has very little control over the barrel anyway.  Just let the action cycle and fire the ammo, bed the barrel.