So im getting to that point of my build where I am starting to bed the rail to the action, finish up details on stock and get ready to paint, and installing components. I do, however, have no idea on lapping or bedding rings when it comes to these things as far as what really works best. Bedding is much less common then lapping as far as I know, but it also seems like it could very easily be better. Lapping is leaving a precision bar to put the rings 100% true. Now of course thats all good and well, but bedding seems like it would be best since it makes everything true to the INDIVIDUAL scope. Its possible the scopes are possible out of round, not perfectly square etc, etc. Not that it will always make a difference, but its worth asking.

Biggest problem I can see with bedding is you are more subject to messing up the alignment of cross hairs. Itd be easy to keep it the right distance front to back, but keeping it perfectly level would be slightly more difficult compared just lapping. Bedding is easy enough, and I have all the materials where as I dont for lapping. At the same time, my neighbor has a lapping kit and will do it for free.

Im pretty into benchrest techniques, so I might be a little nitpicky about this. Im using vortex rings. If I lap, ill give it to my neighbor. If I bed, ill bed the bottom rings first with the scope held down by electrical tape at the same points of ring contact. Ill clean up, let it cure, and then do the top rings except Ill have to mask off the bottom side. Definetly gonna be putting kiwi shoe polish on there. Not to excited to mess up a vortex pst ffp scope right now just because I failed to put a release agent on or get a mechanical lock. They arent cheap.