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<blockquote data-quote="Master Carper" data-source="post: 2136383" data-attributes="member: 15527"><p>I bed the forend from just in front of the barrel stud back. Here are a couple of pictures on how I do the bedding...</p><p>Okay, this is what we started with....... PART 1</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_005.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This shows the forend, bedding pillar and allen screw that will be used...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_012.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This shows the forend as it came from the factory...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_013.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the forend after it has been opened up with a 1" wooden dowel wrapped with sandpaper. Also, the hole for the barrel lug has been drilled out to 3/4" for the pillar as well as allowing more bedding compound to surround the pillar for additional strength...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_017.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This shows how the pillar will be sitting in the forend...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_020.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This shows the pillar seated on the barrel lug before I trimmed it to it's final length...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_026.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>The area around the barrel lug had to be filled with modeling clay to prevent a mechanical lock between the forend and barrel - to keep the bedding compound from going where it was not suppose to...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_032.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This shows the pillar after it was cut to length. I also used a cut-off wheel on my Dremel tool to cut grooves in the pillar so the bedding compound would have more to "grip"...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_033.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Master Carper, post: 2136383, member: 15527"] I bed the forend from just in front of the barrel stud back. Here are a couple of pictures on how I do the bedding... Okay, this is what we started with....... PART 1 [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_005.jpg[/IMG] This shows the forend, bedding pillar and allen screw that will be used... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_012.jpg[/IMG] This shows the forend as it came from the factory... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_013.jpg[/IMG] This is the forend after it has been opened up with a 1" wooden dowel wrapped with sandpaper. Also, the hole for the barrel lug has been drilled out to 3/4" for the pillar as well as allowing more bedding compound to surround the pillar for additional strength... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_017.jpg[/IMG] This shows how the pillar will be sitting in the forend... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_020.jpg[/IMG] This shows the pillar seated on the barrel lug before I trimmed it to it's final length... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_026.jpg[/IMG] The area around the barrel lug had to be filled with modeling clay to prevent a mechanical lock between the forend and barrel - to keep the bedding compound from going where it was not suppose to... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_032.jpg[/IMG] This shows the pillar after it was cut to length. I also used a cut-off wheel on my Dremel tool to cut grooves in the pillar so the bedding compound would have more to "grip"... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_Forend_20Bedding_033.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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