Re: Bedding a Laminate stock
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Originally Posted by yorketransport
I used JB Weld on my first bedding job and it worked alright. I just recieved my Midway order with the Devcon in it yesterday. I plan to try that this weekend.
I'm not happy with the looks of the JB Weld bedding. It's probably my fault, but it just doesn't have a smooth finish to it. I'm hoping that the Devcon will give a better looking bedding surface. I have to say though that the JB Weld is a lot cheaper and easier to find locally than Devcon.
Andrew
Andrew,
With the very little bit of work I have done with JB weld on my rifles I would say you are doing something wrong. The 2 rifles I have bedded have come out smooth as glass. I am not defending JB weld because I have only used it twice, I would just hate for you to waste the new Devcon if its something you are doing incorrect. Good Luck
Re: Bedding a Laminate stock
I don't doubt that I was doing something wrong with the JB Weld. A I said, it was my first attempt at bedding and the JB Weld just seemed hard to work with (too thick). I'm on my way out to the garage to start up with the Devcon now. I'll post an update to let everyone know how it works.
Andrew
Re: Bedding a Laminate stock
I popped the action out of the stock this morning. My final verdict? The Devcon is a lot easier to work with. The consistancy is just right so it stays where you put it, but flows well when you squeeze the action into the stock. I can't say if it's a better bedding material than JB Weld. The Devcon is just a little easier to work with. Now that I have the tub of Devcon sitting here, I'll use it for any bedding jobs. But if I didn't have it I'd be fine with using JB Weld.
On a side note, bedding a factory tupperware stock is a serious pain. There's just so much empty space around the recoil lug. I ended up just building a wall of bedding material behind the lug. I would have preffered to have a "pocket" for the lug, but that would have taken half the tub of Devcon. The next stock to get bedded will be a B&C Medalist that should be a little easier.
Andrew
Re: Bedding a Laminate stock
I don't know. I didn't find it exceptionally difficult to Davcon bed my Stevens 200 tupperware stock.
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