Thread: Bedding for "specialist" 22's

Hello Folks

I've had a couple of higher end 22's that haven't shot as well as I'd expected, but never got round to bedding one.

Currently I've got a EM-322 that doesn't shoot what I'd call top notch results (despite trying many different ammo makes including all the best match ammo's). In many ways these rifles are set up very well, match chamber, tight headspace and a well sorted primer strike (better than any production rifle I've handled, except maybe Annie 54's ).

But the bedding on the example I have is horrible, despite the fundamentals being good - action has two well located screws and a very solid flat bottom metal. I can do quite a bit by installing pillars and glass bedding the action.

So - question - do 22's benefit by having a bedded recoil lug or surface??

Some people say they do benefit from bedding
Ive never bedded one generally 22’s shoot bloody well out of the box as you know

Oh haveing said that the most accurate 22 I have shot
(And trust me ive shot and owned alot of highend 22’s)
Is an old carl gustof target rifle (glass bedded) which belongs to a mate
Im talking 1/2 inch or better groups at 100m and that was just with some cci standard (love to see what it would do with some real ammunition)

It is norinco at the end of the day em332’s are fantastic but they aren’t Immune to the quality control issues that come with cheaper rifles
Although em332s are generally very good it’s not impossible to say that sadly you just may have a bad one