[Scorch]

Holy cow! You really relieved that stock! Epoxy bedding should be just a thin layer over the stock material.

The angled front screw of Ruger actions is designed to pull the barreled action tightly into the recoil shoulder. The angled action screw works well, but the "generous" bedding relief provided by the factory inletting often complicates things by allowing the action to move sideways in the bedding channel, so you want to add some resin to the chamber area of the stock.. The other thing you want to do for a Ruger is to properly bed the rear of the action.

When you bed a rifle, you want to make sure you add clearance to the front, sides, and bottom of the recoil lug. This will ensure the action does not bind in the bedding and that the front guard screw can actually tighten the recoil lug against the recoil shoulder. You also want to make sure there is enough thread in the action so the action screw can tighten and not bottom out in the threaded hole.

Good luck with your Ruger build!