Action screw stuck after bedding

[texas chase]

First bedding job and I may have bothched it. The action screw that goes into the recoil lug will not come out. I'm really worried that my rifle is a goner. Can someone please help? Thanks

 

[texas chase]

I got it loose! Wha hoo!

Now, my dam didn't work in front of the barrel/chamber and the bedding spread forward 1 1/2 - 2 " further than it should have. Should I grind it out or leave it be?

thx

 

[rbernie]

Depends on how far forward the bedding has spread, and how evenly.

Were I in your shoes, I'd probably just shoot the rifle and see how it performs. If it's accurate enough for your intended purposes, then leave well enough alone. If the accuracy is poor, then you can play with the bedding coverage.

 

[Jim K]

There are rumors, no doubt untrue, that many are the stocks that had to be taken off with a hatchet after a botched bedding job. Of course no one would be stupid enough to do something like that.

Jim

 

[greyling22]

I had to drill the head off a screw and drive the bolt out of the stock with a punch, then heat it up with a torch to break a screw loose the first time I did a bed job. what a mess. final product turned out well and the gun shoots great.

I'm glad you didn't have to go to extremes.

 

[moosehunt]

These situations point out with emphasis the statement regarding coat everything you don't want to stick with release agent! I always put 2 coats--everywhere on the action and at least 4" further up the barrel than I intend to put the epoxy. I've only done about 100, but knock on wood, with abundant use of release agent, no problems. I find the gell much more user friendly than the liquid. No "dams" for one thing. It pretty much stays where you put it, doesn't run to where not wanted. Good luck!

A couple of other points of real importance: Be careful about using the prescribed ratios in the mix. It doesn't take much variation from the prescribed to make up a goo that won't set, and that leads to a real hassle!
Also, mix for at least the specified time! Use a timer of some sort. An awful lot of folks find that the 5 minutes that they thought they mixed was really only 3 when they start actually timing the process. It can have a real negative effect!

 

[rcmodel]

I had a friend accidentally glue his barreled action in a stock one time.

The solution was to store it in the deep freezer overnight.

Then take it out and whack it with a big rubber mallet.

Apparently the vibrations + shrinkage of the metal popped the glass loose where it was stuck.

rc

 

[greyling22]

yeah, I tried the freezer trick. It didn't work for me. and it screwed up the sanding and grain filling I had done on the unfinished stock. but it all worked out in the end. I very carefully double coated release agent the first time, but I had some voids in the bedding so I redid it. I guess I got sloppy with the release agent the second time and missed a spot. I found the spot I missed later on. it was smaller than a BB but it sure messed me up bad. I can laugh about it now, but at the time it was NOT funny.