Bedding a plastic stock

[bub524]

I have recently acquired a Charles Daly ( now the new Remington 799) Mauser action 25-06 rifle. It comes with a Bultler Creek composite (plastic?) stock. The stock makes full contact with the barrel from the receiver ring to the tip of  the fore end. Now I haven't shot this rifle yet so I don't know how it shoots, but I suspect that it will shoot even better if I float the barrel.
Okay, now is anyone familiar with this stock? Can anything be gained by glass bedding the action? I've never done that before. I have done work on wood stocks to float the barrel, but never glass bedded an action. Does it even make any sense to do this with this type of stock? Or, would it be better to get a wood stock, or a better composite stock?
I guess I better shoot it first. It may shoot very good as is, or may shoot so bad I won't want to fool with it.
Thanks for any insights.

[gunnut69]

Always shoot to see if theres a problem before trying to fix it. If after a cleaning and test firing the rifle doesn't perform then do some checks. Does the action move when the scerws are loosened?// Tightened?// If not a thin shim can be placed between the action flat just behind the recoil lug and the rifle test fired again. The shim( I use cut up credit cards sent in the mail) effectively free floats the barrel. If the gree floating helps then action may be appropriate. Most plastic stocks will have a few problems and they can be fixed. They can be glass bedded with the normal polyester resin material such as AcraGlass, though a thorough cleaning is needed as part of the prep..

[Nobade]

Acra-Glass isn't polyester, it's epoxy. And you might cut some holes to get it to make a mechanical lock, but there's no way it's going to bond to a thermoplastic stock. It might look like it's stuck, but if you flex it it'll pop off. Kind of like trying to glue to an ice cube. But I do see a lot of them that people have tried to bed. It will hold for a while, and often improves accuracy for a time. But if the stock is causing an accuracy problem and you really want a long lasting solution, go with a composite or wood stock. But before you buy anything, follow gunnut's advice and see if you can work with what you have got.