Thread: Rifle bedding - is this normal?

@Micky Duck thank you. I’ll read this post thanks for your help steering me in right direction

No shooting update, but tidied up the rear a bit during my lunch break. Bit of a pain in arse to slowly and carefully remove it but happy with the result.

Keep an eye on the length of that tang screw. Ideally it shouldn't come above flush.

Just out of interest Kimber 7mm-08..... did you ever own a Kimber Montana in 6mm Creedmoor ?
And if so, did you use the same Gunsmith that did the above action bedding job to fit the Creedmoor barrel to that Kimber ?

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Just out of interest Kimber 7mm-08..... did you ever own a Kimber Montana in 6mm Creedmoor ?
And if so, did you use the same Gunsmith that did the above action bedding job to fit the Creedmoor barrel to that Kimber ?

No, not me sorry. I have only ever owned Montana's in 7mm-08, a 308 and 300WSM and they are all still in my possession.

You cleaned it up real neatly. Good job.

Im really interested in seeing how this gun groups. Would have been great if you could have tested it with good hand loads.

What kind of accuracy are you after?

After reading the post I realized Im totally under priced.

Just realized, I forgot to say: I'm blessed with the customers I have.

Originally Posted by Jaco Goosen

Just realized, I forgot to say: I'm blessed with the customers I have.

Your workmanship and service is outstanding. Cant comment on your pricing because thats your business but Im always happy to hand my dollars over.

Thanks Bruce, I think my pricing is fair. I hope. Shooting is expensive as it is. Its more important to me to get more people out there shooting, doing the things we love.

Originally Posted by Jaco Goosen

Im really interested in seeing how this gun groups. Would have been great if you could have tested it with good hand loads.

What kind of accuracy are you after?

I'd like to get it back to near where I had it shooting.
200yds
200yds
200yds
440yds
3 shot 440yd gong

Cheers mate. Your a good shot. Please keep us posted of how it shoots?

I think you're worrying too much. Although I would have taken that bit out at the tang as well. If the rifle shoots well with that bedding I would forget about it and be happy; aesthetics? You can't see it anyway when the the rifles assembled. All it has to do is shoot well when its screwed together.

As for accuracy, your first and most obvious thing to look at is the factory ammo your using. If your acccuracy has changed and your using the same factory ammo, you dont know if the factory changed loads, powders, primers or brass on their ammo, or whether they decided QA was too expensive and got some guy named Nathan to do it now, who used to be a bus driver.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Just out of interest Kimber 7mm-08..... did you ever own a Kimber Montana in 6mm Creedmoor ?
And if so, did you use the same Gunsmith that did the above action bedding job to fit the Creedmoor barrel to that Kimber ?

@NIMROD from memory, Dreamer on here had a Kimber Montana that he rebarreled to 6mmCreed. I think it was a 243 previously.

Yes..... that's the one. Thanks for the reply. lt's now wearing an original Kimber factory .260Rem barrel that l had sitting around.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Your workmanship and service is outstanding. Cant comment on your pricing because thats your business but Im always happy to hand my dollars over.

The first day on the range with a worked over rifle that now 'works' makes you forget the $$ pretty quickly