Glass Bedding and Free Floating?

Question

In an earlier question I asked how I could make my Remington Model 700 in 30-06 more accurate. I got many great answers and I appreciate it. I was wondering if someone could direct me somewhere I could learn more about glass bedding and free floating. They seem to be the most economic ways of achieving greater accuracy. I would like to do it myself so is there a do-it-yourself kit? Thanks!

Answer 1

I have used accraglass kits before and it was not that difficult

Answer 2

order the acura glass kit form brownells, but as I said before, make darn sure you liberally coat all metal parts with the release agent, or you will find it stuck permanently to the stock. I've had to chop off a stock with a hatchet and then use a dremel tool to get it all off. To free float the barrel, all you do first, is take a dollar bill hold it at both ends, put it under the barrel of your rifle and wrap it just slightly around the barrel so it looks like a U shape with the barrel in the center, then slide the bill between the stock and barrel, it should slide all the way back to the front of the action/receiver. If it hangs up on the way, you need to relieve a little of the inside of the stock where it is binding. The object is to have the barrel free floating just clear of the stock channel. Any place the stock touches the barrel, once the barrel is hot, will tend to push the barrel away from it which changes the point of impact of each succeeding shot. Glass bedding the action serves as an "anchor" point and holds it in the exact same position with each shot. Glass bedding may not be needed, but for sure free float that barrel. You don't want much clearance, just enough for the thickness of the dollar bill to slide thru without hanging up. If you have any doubts, let a gunsmith or stock maker do it for you. It isn't that expensive.
Shoot safe

Answer 3

You can order the Accra-Glass kit from Brownell's. It's cheap and comes with instructions that a 12-year-old can follow. Remington insists that pressure point under the tip of the forend improves accuracy. You can take your Dremel tool and find out easily enough (the traditional dollar bill slid between the barrel and stock will find the "bump" for you), but if your accuracy decreases from freefloating, it can be difficult to build up a new pressure point that works right. This is not stuff you really have to be knowledgable about as long as you're half careful. The only major caution would be not to glue the stock to the metal: pay attention when it comes to the part about the releasing compound.

Answer 4

You can get kits for this at Brownells.com this can be a very messy very sticky project to get into.

To glass bed your rifle you are going to need to remove about 1/4" of wood from all contact areas on your stock. Then once you have that done you have to apply the glass bedding compound tot he stock then you have to apply a release agent to ALL the metal surfaces to make sure you can get the action and barrel out. If care is taken this will greatly improve your accuracy (Depending on how well rifle shoots to begin with). I think I remember your other question and .5moa ground at 100 yards is not going to get much better if any from a bedding job.

Me I would just take it to a smith and have him do it.

Accraglass is the name of the kit from Brownells.com

Answer 5

I successfuly bedded my Savage 110 using two part epoxy mixed with saw dust. I used paste wax as a release agent. I got this rifle second hand. It would hardly hold six inches at a hundred yards. After bedding the action she shrank the groups down to an inch and a half at 100yds.