JWFilips
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I figured a way to move this piece of information from an old thread into the "projects"category
I did this projectJuly of 2017!
I did something drastic to my Savage 340 30-30!
I'm sure the old ones at Savage that have departed are rolling in their graves!
Under the watchful eye of Ben I went and Glass bedded my 340 and totally free floated the barrel last weekend!
Some progress photos below:
This first photo shows the application of modeling clay ( orangish stuff) to the barrel nut This is very important The notches in the nut must be filled
flush to the nut's top surface othewise you will never get the barrel & receiver after glass bedding!!!
However you can see that the lowest one on the bottom is not filled because it is in the bottom center position and will come out of the bedding just fine. Also I made a clay dam around the clip slide area.
The second photo shows the clay dam in the clip slid area.
The 3rd photo shpows the stock outside masked off with blue painter's tape and the clay dam in the forestock 2" ahead of the front of the receiver. From that clay dam forward the barrel floats.
Photo 4 Just a closer view of the dam area
Photo 5 Below is an over view of where the epoxy will be placed: starting on the left where the wood has been roughed up ( brown areas)
just in front of the trigger mortice...... all the way to the clay dam on the right.
Photo 6 as above Photo 7 to 9 Below: showing finished cured gas bedding
Photo 8 Photo 9
I did this projectJuly of 2017!
I did something drastic to my Savage 340 30-30!
I'm sure the old ones at Savage that have departed are rolling in their graves!
Under the watchful eye of Ben I went and Glass bedded my 340 and totally free floated the barrel last weekend!
Some progress photos below:
This first photo shows the application of modeling clay ( orangish stuff) to the barrel nut This is very important The notches in the nut must be filled
flush to the nut's top surface othewise you will never get the barrel & receiver after glass bedding!!!
However you can see that the lowest one on the bottom is not filled because it is in the bottom center position and will come out of the bedding just fine. Also I made a clay dam around the clip slide area.
The second photo shows the clay dam in the clip slid area.
The 3rd photo shpows the stock outside masked off with blue painter's tape and the clay dam in the forestock 2" ahead of the front of the receiver. From that clay dam forward the barrel floats.
Photo 4 Just a closer view of the dam area
Photo 5 Below is an over view of where the epoxy will be placed: starting on the left where the wood has been roughed up ( brown areas)
just in front of the trigger mortice...... all the way to the clay dam on the right.
Photo 6 as above Photo 7 to 9 Below: showing finished cured gas bedding
Photo 8 Photo 9
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