My 12FV bedding project

[Apollo117]

Thanks for documenting your project and sharing it. It's looking good. Please keep it coming.

[GrenGuy]

tenxal, You are doing some great work. But I can’t agree with having the bottom of an action setting on epoxy instead of the pillars. When I pillar and bed, I want metal to metal contact from the bottom of the action bolt head to the bottom of the action. The epoxy is just to keep the action centered on the pillars.

Just the way I do it...JMO

[tenxal]

But I can’t agree with having the bottom of an action setting on epoxy instead of the pillars. When I pillar and bed, I want metal to metal contact from the bottom of the action bolt head to the bottom of the action. The epoxy is just to keep the action centered on the pillars.

Having done it both ways, I've had the best results with a significant layer of bedding compound over the pillars. It's important to have the action in contact with just a single material (bedding compound).

The only time I go hard against the pillars is when the action screw goes into the bottom of the recoil lug...like some Sakos.