Bedding a Tikka

[Dougfirtree]

Have any of you ever bedded a Tikka T3x? Any specific advice since the recoil lug isn't part of the action? Full disclosure, I've never bedded a rifle period. But, I'm thinking about it with my new stock. I'm pretty sure that accuracy has suffered since I got this stock, but I'd really like to make it work.

 

[Elkmagnet]

I just walked in from the shop where I was bedding my t3 ul into a rokstok. I just went through the process as normal ignoring the difference in recoil lug location.
Maybe that's not correct but its what I did. I can snap a pic tomorrow if it comes apart.

 

[Dougfirtree]

I just walked in from the shop where I was bedding my t3 ul into a rokstok. I just went through the process as normal ignoring the difference in recoil lug location.
Maybe that's not correct but its what I did. I can snap a pic tomorrow if it comes apart.

Do you mean that you just bedded over the lug, so it's now permanently a part of the stock?

 

[Elkmagnet]

Do you mean that you just bedded over the lug, so it's now permanently a part of the stock?

Yes it was already glued in on the rokstok so I just went over the top.

 

[Elkmagnet]

I just popped it apart.
Here is a quick dirty pic.
Ill clean up some of the excess and it should be a happy marriage as far as I can tell.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I'd probably put release agent on the lug to avoid bedding on it. I'd think any bedding that gets on it is likely to come off eventually with recoil and action coming in/out of stock and i wouldn't want inconsistent thickness if it doesn't all come off at once.

This is a picture of the only one I have bedded and it's just spot bedded up front and at the rear tang rather than the full length. If/when I do another, i'll probably fill that S behind the lug with clay to be flush as the carbon steel actions dont have that S on the bottom so they might not play nice in a stock that has that raised S bedded in. This particular rokstok hurt the accuracy of this barreled action prior to bedding it. I think the bevel at the face of the action was burning hard into the inlet so I sanded that part out prior to bedding.

 

[Elkmagnet]

I read where people were temporary gluing the recoil lug to the action and putting epoxy in the recoil lug slot located in the stock. This ensures that you have maximum engagement of the recoil lug to the action. After seeing how much epoxy was left on top of my lug I think I will do it that way in the future.

 

[Elkmagnet]

. This particular rokstok hurt the accuracy of this barreled action prior to bedding it. I think the bevel at the face of the action was burning hard into the inlet so I sanded that part out prior to bedding.

My rokstok was letting the action rock in a left to right motion until the screws were torqued. I was definitely going to have issues maintaining zero. I figured this was time well spent.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

My rokstok was letting the action rock in a left to right motion until the screws were torqued. I was definitely going to have issues maintaining zero. I figured this was time well spent.

I have one that has never been modified that has worked well with my primary hunting rifle for a couple years, the one pictured needed the bedding. Have a third that needs to be opened up around the barrel shank to work with a certain barreled action so that one will get bedded too as i'm sure i'll grind some of the action inlet when opening up the barrel shank. They aren't fool proof for sure but hard to beat for the $!

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I read where people were temporary gluing the recoil lug to the action and putting epoxy in the recoil lug slot located in the stock. This ensures that you have maximum engagement of the recoil lug to the action. After seeing how much epoxy was left on top of my lug I think I will do it that way in the future.

I like that idea, were they using just a very light holding glue to put it in the action such that the epoxy holds the lug better than the action?