There is a very good step by step on accurateshooter on the bedding process.
When I put my screws in the pillars I just snug them up and you drop the action with the pillars into the stock with the epoxy. I have always trimmed my pillars to the thickness of the stock in that area so when you install the receiver the pillars are flush with the underside of the stock. Then I do all my relief work and after the epoxy is on and you drop it back in, you will clamp it down until the pillars are flush on the underside of the stock.
I did have some epoxy flow foreward of the lug, I just relieved it afterwards
I leave the tang floating also.
I get all around the back screw but like you said keep any rear ward from there a minimum.
I only use plumbers putty and wax on the metal parts. I tape off wood parts that I dont want epoxy on (which is almost the whole stock)
I just did a new boyds tacticool DBM bedding job and it was challenging because of the pillar placement and how thin things are where the pillars go. If I do another one I am pretty sure a aluminum bedding block will get used. Or I will come up with something that will tie the bottom metal into the stock basically making the pillars part of the bottom metal.
I do pull my trigger and fill all the voids with plumbers putty. I don't want to risk any epoxy getting into the trigger.
oh what did I forget.......
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