flintlock hunter
Senior Member
Just ran into a problem bedding a Savage Axis synthetic stock. I already bedded a Savage 220 slug gun, and another Axis in 30-06 both very successfully. No trouble with either gun.
The new rifle is new manufacture, 2021 I believe, chambered in 350 Legend but as the 30-06's synthetic stock, the only contact between stock and action is off to one side, and the barrel was pushing on one side of the channel. Not a big deal, the '06 came out beautifully, and the groups reduced noticably.
On the Legend, the release agent, (3 coats, overnight dry), allowed part of the epoxy to "almost" adhere to the action, came off with some elbow grease, but the "blue" came off as well. ALL of the bedding material never stuck to the stock at all. The area was roughed up as with the other two stocks, but it simply wouldn't stick.
Has anyone else run into this? I figure bowling alley wax on the action then the release agent over that should solve the first part, I used wax on a Rem 700 about 40 years ago and the epoxy didn't stick to the waxed area even without a release agent. The Accraglas not adhereing to the stock at all is something new to me.
I plan on trying it again using Duplicolor Acetone to clean the roughed up part of the stock which needs bedding.....any other ideas?
You fellas have helped me out a few times i the past, and it's always helped more than a little bit. So thanks in advance .
(By the way, I did get that "longrange shot on a deer this season, but I took your advice and used the 30-06. High shoulder shot dropped it in it's tracks)
The new rifle is new manufacture, 2021 I believe, chambered in 350 Legend but as the 30-06's synthetic stock, the only contact between stock and action is off to one side, and the barrel was pushing on one side of the channel. Not a big deal, the '06 came out beautifully, and the groups reduced noticably.
On the Legend, the release agent, (3 coats, overnight dry), allowed part of the epoxy to "almost" adhere to the action, came off with some elbow grease, but the "blue" came off as well. ALL of the bedding material never stuck to the stock at all. The area was roughed up as with the other two stocks, but it simply wouldn't stick.
Has anyone else run into this? I figure bowling alley wax on the action then the release agent over that should solve the first part, I used wax on a Rem 700 about 40 years ago and the epoxy didn't stick to the waxed area even without a release agent. The Accraglas not adhereing to the stock at all is something new to me.
I plan on trying it again using Duplicolor Acetone to clean the roughed up part of the stock which needs bedding.....any other ideas?
You fellas have helped me out a few times i the past, and it's always helped more than a little bit. So thanks in advance .
(By the way, I did get that "longrange shot on a deer this season, but I took your advice and used the 30-06. High shoulder shot dropped it in it's tracks)