I bought a houge polymer stock with a alloy bedded frame in it for the action to be bedded and barrel to be floated and what a huge difference it has made to my vanguard .308 rifle,its no longer an accurate rifle to 100 yards-its accurate way out to 300 yards plus. I also lightened the trigger to 2lbs and started reloading my own rounds which has improved my consistency even more.Tight 2.5 inch groupings at 300 yards for a hunting rifle is nothing to laugh about.
Forgive my ignorance; (1st time builder) Will I get good results bedding this stock? I can see that it is "not necessary", but I wonder if it would improve the end product. Give me your thoughts, I'm all ears.
The aluminum bedding block is CNC machined to the exact profile and dimensions of the action, so glass bedding will generally not help anything. However, the bedding block does provide a great foundation for those wishing to bed the stock, and you certainly wouldn't hurt anything with a quality skim bedding.
The set screws are just used initially to move the barrel to center of barrel channel and then the action screws torqued down, do you then torque down the set screws to say 15 inchpounds or are they left at barely touching the recoil lug?
@@Hunter-eh4pz our Pro-Series stocks are typically lighter than a wood laminated stock, and will weigh about the same for an injection molded stock. We're happy to help answer more specific questions you might have about our Pro-Series line. Just give us a call - 605-341-3006.
One thing you forgot, after you have tighten main screws to 65 foot lbs per sq inch you need to loosen your set screws on the side of stock or your barrel will no longer be free floating and these screws will interfere with accuracy!!
We have an array of sporter, tactical, and varmint rifle stock options for the Winchester Model 70. You can find them here: hsprecision.com/brand/winchester/
Would it not be better to just bed the action in the stock instead of using these set screws? Seems like a short cut to me, that will not hold in the longer term.
If done properly, bedding the barreled action is always a good option. However, the Pro-Center technology allows the barreled action to be centered and free float without the need to bed the stock.
I bought a houge polymer stock with a alloy bedded frame in it for the action to be bedded and barrel to be floated and what a huge difference it has made to my vanguard .308 rifle,its no longer an accurate rifle to 100 yards-its accurate way out to 300 yards plus. I also lightened the trigger to 2lbs and started reloading my own rounds which has improved my consistency even more.Tight 2.5 inch groupings at 300 yards for a hunting rifle is nothing to laugh about.
Forgive my ignorance; (1st time builder)
Will I get good results bedding this stock? I can see that it is "not necessary", but I wonder if it would improve the end product.
Give me your thoughts, I'm all ears.
The aluminum bedding block is CNC machined to the exact profile and dimensions of the action, so glass bedding will generally not help anything. However, the bedding block does provide a great foundation for those wishing to bed the stock, and you certainly wouldn't hurt anything with a quality skim bedding.
Does the varmint barrel fit without modification?
The set screws are just used initially to move the barrel to center of barrel channel and then the action screws torqued down, do you then torque down the set screws to say 15 inchpounds or are they left at barely touching the recoil lug?
Once the action screws are torqued you can apply a snug hand tightening to both centering set screws.
What's the difference in weight? Would I gain or lose weight?
Hi Hunter - Our Howa/Weatherby stocks weigh 2 lbs 6 oz on average. It will depend on the weight of your original stock to know the difference.
I have theSame stock as in the video, same caliber.
@@Hunter-eh4pz our Pro-Series stocks are typically lighter than a wood laminated stock, and will weigh about the same for an injection molded stock.
We're happy to help answer more specific questions you might have about our Pro-Series line. Just give us a call - 605-341-3006.
One thing you forgot, after you have tighten main screws to 65 foot lbs per sq inch you need to loosen your set screws on the side of stock or your barrel will no longer be free floating and these screws will interfere with accuracy!!
These screws only touch the recoil lug, if I understood it correctly.
How come you guys don't offer stocks for Winchester model 70 rifles?
We have an array of sporter, tactical, and varmint rifle stock options for the Winchester Model 70. You can find them here: hsprecision.com/brand/winchester/
Red Hawk has them.
Would it not be better to just bed the action in the stock instead of using these set screws? Seems like a short cut to me, that will not hold in the longer term.
If done properly, bedding the barreled action is always a good option. However, the Pro-Center technology allows the barreled action to be centered and free float without the need to bed the stock.