pillar bedding

[durango]

When I need to drill or drill out a hole, my bits of choice are Forstners. They're used alot in furniture and cabinetry. If you can jig up your workpiece really solid-no hand held stuff, you can drill some really clean holes with them and if you use a little finesse, you can actually drill an existing hole oversize and create a new (different) center for the hole. Another drill that is handy to have is the brad point-good for a new hole but a little shaky to enlarge or recut an existing hole. They're longer than a forstner, so I will use the forstner as far as I can and then switch to a brad point for the extra depth, following the hole created by the first cut. One such project for this operation is drilling for the rear screw on a Striker (through the handle).

The forstners are available at woodworking store such as Woodsmith or Woodcraft. I haven't priced them lately, but they used to be around $65.00 for a set of sixteen (1/4" to 2" plus) in a nice wooden case. I bought mine at (gasp!) Harbor Freight for about half the price in a nice wooden case with a different label-I still can't see any difference. Brad points are available at most harware stores for not much more than regular bits.

One other little plug for HF, I've been seeing 20% off coupons in several mags including some of the gun rags and I haven't looked, but it may be on their website. I have a fairly well equipped wood shop and while I won't trust a major power tool from HF, I buy specialty or one time use tools with a fair rate of success (don't buy their clamps to hold that peice of wood if you want it to look like a gunstock!).

This is a really fun hobby-Steve

[EGW1]

I see a lot of experience in this post.

Let us know what you think about our new billet aluminum trigger guard. For bedding I would think it superior to plastic.

Also were introducing a Recoil lug with a 1 1/16 as well as a 1 1/8 bore for the Larger Savage barrels.

Is there a commercially available pillers that you guys like for the Savage is is there a "need" for a set to be made?

Any Input would be appreciated!
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[okie2]

how much are the trigger guards and where do you order them from.

[sharpshooter]

I use a "reverse piloted" cutter. The pilot studs are screwed in the action and the cutter follows the stud. This way the original hole can be of a little and the cutter will cut the hole exactly where it needs to be.

[flatshooter]

Wow, that is the best FOOL proof way I've seen yet! Where you get this bugger from?


http://www.erniethegunsmith.com/catalog/i145.html

You think these are a good deal?