Pillar or Glass Bedding?

vanfunk · August 14, 2000, 07:03 AM

I'm not new to rifles, but I am new to modification/improvement techniques like pillar bedding and glass/steel bedding. I'm interested in bedding my 30 year old Remington 700 .308 (that sounds oddly sexual, doesn't it?) with one of the above methods, but I'm not sure what the advantages and disadvantages are of each. Is there anywhere to go on the web that explains these techniques? Brownell's says they include specific instructions with their bedding kits- is this all the instruction one needs? Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help.
vanfunk

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George Stringer · August 15, 2000, 07:41 AM

Vanfunk, there is a pretty good description at http://www.varminthunters.com/tech/pillarbedding.html. Pillars give the action a rock solid "stopping point". Even when an action is glass bedded you can stress the action by overtightening the screws. With pillars this is a near impossibility. George

vanfunk · August 15, 2000, 03:12 PM

Thanks George! I think I'm a little too skittish to try pillar bedding. I'll have a go at the Acraglas and see how she comes out.

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**4V50 Gary** · August 15, 2000, 03:36 PM

Why not do both? Yours won't be either the first nor the last.

freestate · August 17, 2000, 08:43 AM

I'm an absolute novice, yet I successfully pillar bedded my Remington 700. I also bedded it the normal way using Brownell's Steelbed. With the combination of the two bedding techniques this gun now shoots better than any gun I or any of my shooting friends has ever seen. It was not as difficult as I had imagined. BTW, I used the Brownell's adjustable pillar bedding kit to do the pillars.

August 14, 2000, 07:03 AM	#1
vanfunk Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 1999 Posts: 472	I'm not new to rifles, but I am new to modification/improvement techniques like pillar bedding and glass/steel bedding. I'm interested in bedding my 30 year old Remington 700 .308 (that sounds oddly sexual, doesn't it?) with one of the above methods, but I'm not sure what the advantages and disadvantages are of each. Is there anywhere to go on the web that explains these techniques? Brownell's says they include specific instructions with their bedding kits- is this all the instruction one needs? Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help. vanfunk ------------------ semper ubi sub ubi

August 15, 2000, 07:41 AM	#2
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	Vanfunk, there is a pretty good description at http://www.varminthunters.com/tech/pillarbedding.html. Pillars give the action a rock solid "stopping point". Even when an action is glass bedded you can stress the action by overtightening the screws. With pillars this is a near impossibility. George

August 15, 2000, 03:12 PM	#3
vanfunk Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 1999 Posts: 472	Thanks George! I think I'm a little too skittish to try pillar bedding. I'll have a go at the Acraglas and see how she comes out. ------------------ semper ubi sub ubi

August 15, 2000, 03:36 PM	#4
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	Why not do both? Yours won't be either the first nor the last.

August 17, 2000, 08:43 AM	#5
freestate Member Join Date: April 20, 2000 Location: USA Posts: 35	I'm an absolute novice, yet I successfully pillar bedded my Remington 700. I also bedded it the normal way using Brownell's Steelbed. With the combination of the two bedding techniques this gun now shoots better than any gun I or any of my shooting friends has ever seen. It was not as difficult as I had imagined. BTW, I used the Brownell's adjustable pillar bedding kit to do the pillars.