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**Unclenick** · March 26, 2025, 10:27 AM

It depends. I've used Brownells Steel Bed for a long time, and I've used Acraglass and the old Bisonite on a gun that wouldn't look right with Steel Bed. But I also have that A-bolt with its factory rubber bedding.

If I were bedding an elephant gun, no question I would use a purpose-made product. But if I were visiting my cousin and trying to get his grandson's cheap .22 rimfire to shoot a little better, and knowing how it would be handled and how low the recoil was, I wouldn't wait for Accraglass to arrive in the mail. At that point, any filled slow-set epoxy is going to do OK.

Nathan · March 26, 2025, 06:45 PM

I guess my point is what makes a good bedding material? If you can define it, you can likely buy it for less. A company like Brownell’s buys something to get steel bed.

They pay an engineer to develop a spec. That spec is used to get a quote on product. They pay marketing to develop instruction, box, logo, site add, slogan, etc.

If you know you need filled epoxy with low shrink and chemical resistance that sticks to your stock, you too can buy something that works. Steel bed is steel filled epoxy. Period. Maybe JB Weld meets your spec for less. Test it!

March 26, 2025, 10:27 AM	#26
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,724	It depends. I've used Brownells Steel Bed for a long time, and I've used Acraglass and the old Bisonite on a gun that wouldn't look right with Steel Bed. But I also have that A-bolt with its factory rubber bedding. If I were bedding an elephant gun, no question I would use a purpose-made product. But if I were visiting my cousin and trying to get his grandson's cheap .22 rimfire to shoot a little better, and knowing how it would be handled and how low the recoil was, I wouldn't wait for Accraglass to arrive in the mail. At that point, any filled slow-set epoxy is going to do OK. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

March 26, 2025, 06:45 PM	#27
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,807	I guess my point is what makes a good bedding material? If you can define it, you can likely buy it for less. A company like Brownell’s buys something to get steel bed. They pay an engineer to develop a spec. That spec is used to get a quote on product. They pay marketing to develop instruction, box, logo, site add, slogan, etc. If you know you need filled epoxy with low shrink and chemical resistance that sticks to your stock, you too can buy something that works. Steel bed is steel filled epoxy. Period. Maybe JB Weld meets your spec for less. Test it!