SmallCaliberCentral

Hey guys, I took the action outta the stock to do a little trigger adjusting, and this is what the bedding looked like on the rear of the action and in front of the lug. What do you guys think? Is it acceptable or does it need to be redone....shoot it until i see a problem with it..... or what do ya think? I have only shot it about 20 rounds so far and I have several loads worked up, but with the weather and the holidays I havn't gotten to do much shooting. It shot a .79" five shot group while the wind was really whippin!!! Any info or suggestions would be nice. I wouldn't mind learning how to or attempting a bedding job....but this is my lil baby and I figured that it woulda had a little better job from the factory..... Thanks in advance. -Dan

Danny, I will not hold myself out as an expert, I have been accuracy bedding guns for some 30 years. Sometimes the glassing jobs do not look too hot, but are perfectly adequate. It appears from the photo, that the main anchor point is the flat where the rear screw comes thru and the sides only provide a little support.

As for the portion ahead of the recoil lug, there should always be a space between the lug and the stock immediately ahead of it. On a personal basis, I doubt I would do any touch up on the stock until I had shot it quite a bit. If it shoots good the way it is, there is no need to redo the glass.

A book I have found to be the bible of accurate shooting and bedding, is by Warren Page, one of the early promotors of bench rest shooting. His book, "The Accurate Rifle" has been my guide for many years. It is out of print, but you should be able to find a copy on Amazon or other book resellers.

In fact, I built a little jig to measure the movement of the barreled action when loosening the guard screws. It is outlined in his book.

Lenard

Don't mess with the tang area at all, it's supposed to just "be" there, if you tighten up the bedding in the tang, the rifle action won't be able to expand rearward as it heats up, which is supposed to be really important for the Model 70/ FN SPR. It might look rough, but I think I'd let it be for now, and not mess with it unless it won't shoot well enough to satisfy you.

If it ain't broke......................