swede sporter bedding question

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hello.   i have had a swede sporter for a while and it was my first rifle and i am just started out in getting a little more into the shooting thing.   it was a great shooter and after learning about the scope lapping thing, well lets just say it shot great and the mounting was way off and i cant wait to see how she shoots after the lapping.   anyway my question is to get the best out of her do i bed the action in the stock or the whole barrel?   it is a pretty cheap stock that came with the rifle so it would be a good starter project for me.  thanks for the info. 

[Rangr44]

I'd see how it shoots, first - If it's shot properly, there may be no need for a bedding job.

FWIW, I'd NEVER bed an entire barrel........................................

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[mauser98us]

I have had the best luck bedding the action and the first two inches of barrel.  Don't forget to releive the tang area so the stock does not crack in that area.

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What does relieve the tang mean?

[mauser98us]

Remove a little wood behind the tang. This keeps the tang from splitting the wrist area. The tang is where the rear action screw goes into.

[Larry Gibson]

What does relieve the tang mean?

The area behind the tang was slightly relieved as indicated.  That was a common and practical thing to do when the actions were bedded in wood stocks without glass bedding.  Many times the rear of the tang would be against the wood and the recoil lug wasn't against the recoil block area in the stock.  This would result in the split stock as the recoil drove the rear of the tang back until the recoil lug mated with the recoil area of the stock.  If the action is properly glass bedded then relieving the tang area is not necessary.  What is necessary is that you use the rear piller that is in the military stock in the new stock.  Make sure the bedding allows a solid fit of the piller between the rear of the trigger housing and the rear of the tang.  If not the wood can compress under pressure of tightening the rear guard screw and bend the rear tang down.  This can lead to safety issues with the trigger sear engagement.

Larry Gibson

[original]

thanks for the info. 

[j two dogs]

I have had the best luck bedding the action and the first two inches of barrel.  Don't forget to releive the tang area so the stock does not crack in that area.

I second that advice

[1911crazy]

Check the stock were the forward trigger housing bolt is.  There's a cross section of the receiver were it fits into the stock.  Sometimes i have seen them forced together as to where the tang on the receiver is deeper than the slot in the stock.  This can force the stock/barrel to bend in that spot if its not relieved. I just ran into this problem on a 308 spanish 1916 were they put it in a swede stock.  If you see a rifle where they switched stocks check it out closely. Once i fit the stock correctly or change it out i'm sure i'm ok with it. The receiver should lay in the stock without any pressure on it.  It has to fit perfectly flat in the stock without it being assembled yet, no trigger guard/no rings.  If the receiver rocks in the stock and won't sit flat you need to find out why it rocks.