I would suggest to replace the recoil lug with a machined recoil lug.Originally Posted by loudcherokee
Use a lot of release agent. A lot of people here use shoe polish. I have not tried that yet.
I am no expert, but yes rough it up, maybe remove a bit of material from the action pads and recoil lug area so you get a decent amount of epoxy.
Remove the trigger, bolt etc from the action.
Fill all the holes with clay. Basically anything you do not want to get epoxy in.
Use no bedding material in the mag area. Some will probably run into it anyway
Basically what you are trying to do is a few things.
Make sure the action is evenly supported by the front and rear pads, and more importantly make sure the recoil lug is fully bedded
and the action screws are centered in the holes, IE not bound and not taking any recoil.
To do that get some say 2" long 1/4" bolts with the right thread (28 tpi I think ??) to use in the action while bedding, and wrap them in electrical or other tape to make sure they are centered.
Tape the edges and FRONT face of the recoil lug with several layers of thick tape, so there is a small gap when you assemble the rifle. You dont want the recoil lug to bottom out.
I put mine on a rifle stand and wrap electrical tape to hold the action on the stock.
Let it sit overnight and keep your fingers crossed.
Thats about all I can think of.
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