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I have 3 Boyd's stocks on my Axis' rifles. I've pillar bedded all three. I use 1/8" brass pipe. I really don't know if it was necessary but I enjoy working on them. I shot about 50 rounds(223) today. All 5 round groups were under 1" MOA at 100 yds. My best load(3 groups) came in around 1/2" @ 100yds.
I don't bed the barrel at all with exception of the area around the pillars. The front pillar is bedded in about a 1 1/2" square around the pillar and barrel. I use a dremel tool to remove about 1/16" to 1/8" around the pillar. The back pillar is a little harder. I only remove about 1/4" around the pillar itself so I have a good base around the pillar.
The front works out to be about .520" long and the back about .980"-1.020", depending how deep the trigger guard pocket cut. For the front pillar make sure the bolt can be threaded into the barrel about 3 threads before it locks down on the pillar. If you make the pillar too short and get too many threads it will lock up the action bolt. I cut the brass pipe with a drill press and hacksaw(be very careful), then sand them to a final length. I also rough up the pillars with a stone in the dremel.
I use JB Weld(NOT the 5 minute stuff) to bed the pillars. I'm sure there are better bedding materials, but I've had very good success with it.
I watched a bunch of YouTube videos and they really helped give me ideas. If I can take some pictures I'll try and post them.
No, the back pillar is flat against a bracket on the trigger and the epoxy fills in around the front pillar where it touches the barrel to make a nice fit.
Please don't take me as a "expert" or "Grizzly Veteran". I did a lot of research and asked questions to come up with my method. It doesn't make it right, but seems to work!! :p
I'm sure there's probably a better, easier way, unfortunately I very seldom take that path! ;)
That's a good question. FWIW: Based on what I have read (famous last words, right? :rolleyes:), the way I do it is to leave the pillar tops flat when I bed my stock to the action. That way I still have Metal to metal contact along the axial centerline of the action screwholes and the bedding material holds the action in the correct spot so there is no side-to-side rocking or twisting. If I were to try to contour the pillars to the action, I would probably not be able to get it exactly right and would likely add stress of one kind or another. I do have the means and ability to make a flat cutoff, however.
YMMV.
Yes yes... I have had to make a front pillar, and I am in process of working out the bedding side of it...
http://www.savageshooters.com/showth...yds-Axis-stock
FWIW, the new stocks are coming shipped with a red dot to duplicate the original safety marking.
I ordered one stock as soon as they were available and it did not come with this. The one I ordered on 1/7 and arrived today, did have the safety marking.
Mine also came in today! ordered 12/13/13 It also came with the painted safe marking! Great looking stock!
I have a 30" bull pac nor barrel 22-250 AI barrel id like to put on a 223 axis. Will a boyds stock handle this barrel if i sand out the barrel channel? anything else id have to do to the Boyds stock to make it fit properly?
Other than a new bold head, magazine, and stock, is there anything im missing to do this conversion?