Glass Bedding an Axis into Boyds Prairie Hunter?

[SageRat Shooter]

Good day,

So, I just went to the range this last weekend to get my PD gun ready for action next weekend... About 6 Months ago my axis got a new stock on it and has now "compressed" around the action screws... It was shooting great for 10-15 rounds (all one big ragged hole) and then all of the sudden my POI shifted about 1-2" right.... Still grouping though... I've never had that problem with it since putting the CBI barrel on it.

So, I took it apart to see what was going on, and found that there is nothing to keep the action from moving laterally (except the rear action screw).

The question is: Has anyone else bedded the savage action (Glass not Pillar)? and if so, what did you bed? I'm stumped in regards to how to bed around the funky recoil lug...:der: Or is Pillar bedding my only option here?

Thanks,

[DocScott]

I bedded my Axis II into a Boyd's Thumbhole. I bedded from the lug back to (and including) the back support screw. A few weeks later, I also did a pillar bedding. If you will watch the two YouTubes below, they are just about exactly what I did. Worked fine and I'm pleased with the results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4PVPw_2VQE&t=2s&list=PLCzJy0eY5h1EGLan6OXlfbtyozMottoqb&index=15 shows the bedding job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK3g81i6-so&t=14s&list=PLCzJy0eY5h1EGLan6OXlfbtyozMottoqb&index=14 shows the pillar installation.

Reason I later did the pillar bed was that the plastic fitting in the stock for the front action screw disintegrated and then the trigger guard action screw had the same problem. I replaced the trigger guard with a metal one and installed the pillars to resolve those problems.

[SageRat Shooter]

Thanks DocScott,

I thought I had finally asked a question here that no one could answer, so I went "you tubing" and found those exact videos today.

Thanks for the reply,