I finally got around to bedding the action in my BVSS yesterday and wanted to pass along some information regarding removal of the center feed blind magazine.

The removal of this magazine has been written about before, but at least in the case of my particular (new) gun did not go as advertised. The "silver tab" that holds the magazine in place and serves as the rear action mount base has an integral tang that protrudes out and digs into the wood to grip and hold the magazine in place. Simply prying up on the silver tab is not so easy, and once accomplished tore out a portion of the stock wood and bent the tab in the process.

This was easily repaired during the bedding process but it did make the whole process a bit of a head scratcher at the get-go.

I used Devcon 10110 Steel filled epoxy as the bedding material, and Kiwi neutral colored shoe polish as a mold release. Worked like a charm

Thanks to all you guys for your great advice! I hope to take it out to the range this weekend to try out the bedding.