Getting ready to try my hand at bedding a stock. What's the best way to determine the correct pillar length?
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Getting ready to try my hand at bedding a stock. What's the best way to determine the correct pillar length?
I cut them long, insert into an enlarged action screw hole and grind/trim them back until right. (Even with the top of the stock's surface that meets the bottom of the action.)
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After bedding the action, I waxed the pillars and epoxied them into the stock. This made the pillar hole an exact fit to the pillar, which can then be removed if you wish. I used the original Savage pillars, which are hat shaped and required a 1/2 inch counter bore.
They are installed recessed so the action screws are not proud on the bottom of the stock.