Thread: Bedding jobs? Recommendations and how much?

Hey guys,
I want to get my Remmy 700 back into its thumbhole Boyds stock, however it doesn't shoot as well as it does when it's in the factory stock. I'm thinking maybe a bedding job is in order, but I don't know much about it.

I've spoken to one gunsmith a while ago (I forget who) and he said $200, which seems a bit steep.

Anyone have any recommendations for people that do a decent job and a rough cost?

Anyone done a diy job on this? From what I've read it doesn't seem hard... but at the same time I don't want to have to clean this shit out of the stock and off the rifle if I make a cock up... which I probably would

If you sit down and work out the time involved from a professional point of view $200 seems perfectly reasonable to me.
I followed the instruction here when doing a friends:
Bedding A Rifle

I suppose that's fairly reasonable. Sounds like a couple hours work.
I wonder if there's someone around Auckland. I don't really want to send the rifle away.
I'll keep looking.

To bed a rifle properly is a 24hr effort... $200 is very reasonable.... Check out nathan fosters site he has excellent videos on how to of bedding a 700

Originally Posted by baldbob

To bed a rifle properly is a 24hr effort... $200 is very reasonable.... Check out nathan fosters site he has excellent videos on how to of bedding a 700

+1

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

+1

+2 $200 is cheap i think Nathan charges a bit more then that. the release agent is shoe polish a bit of brake cleaner should pull that out of a ss action

It's a lot of work, and very stressful if it starts turning pear shaped on you.

Nathan fosters kits are a good start, but don't use the release agent that he supplies as it stains Stainless Steel. The Brownells release agent is far better.

kj

Scott Trail SSRNZ near welly,

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

Scott Trail SSRNZ near welly,

Did he do my 270 rem 700.? ( the one I brought off you . Had some one look at the job and he was impressed .

mitch maxberry charged me less than that for exactly what you are asking - remmy into boyd.

that included removing the bedding material(for the bedding job I messed up) reassembling and posting it back to me.

Originally Posted by Bill999

mitch maxberry charged me less than that for exactly what you are asking - remmy into boyd.

that included removing the bedding material(for the bedding job I messed up) reassembling and posting it back to me.

+1 Mitch Maxberry does a great job

Buy Nathans Kit, comes with detailed instructions release agent etc. Its like $60?

no go devcon instead its much better, and similar cost over all

Originally Posted by Bill999

no go devcon instead its much better, and similar cost over all

I beg to differ, I couldnt find a lightwieght metal devcon for under $200(Trade) in Nelson,and its enough to do like 10,I only wanted to do one.

Originally Posted by Bill999

no go devcon instead its much better, and similar cost over all

It is a bit more costly than some other bedding products but well worth the extra cost, very strong!! Devcon