Is it worth my while?

skinnylizzy

I have a Boyds Rimfire Thumbhole on it's way to me for my Savage MKII and I was wondering, is it worth my while pillar bedding it? I've got the upgraded 1/8" bottom plate and trigger guard coming too but will the advantages of pillar bedding be sufficient on a .22lr? Anyone got any links on how to do the job?

Thanks guys.

Cass

Pillar or glass bedding most always increases accuracy. The thing you need to ask yourself is are you using the rifle for such precision work where every drop of accuracy is needed or will holding 1/2" suffice.

When you get the stock fit it and try some groupings. Adjusting the torque setting of the action screws can also affect accuracy, a lot more than people think so it would be my first step.

If you find you are not getting the accuracy you want then by all means invest in pillar/glass bedding. It cannot make it worse.

It wasn't me!

One thing about glass bedding is that it also should have a marked improvement on consistency of results too. When I bedded my stalking rifle I found that while the small groups were no smaller, the other groups were all much closer to the same size. The average would have improved, but not the peak. Certainly if I were using a wooden stocked rifle for any sort of competitive purposes it would have glass and pillars.

skinnylizzy

Thanks for the advise lads. I'll put it all together and try it out before I go down the drilling and possible ruining of my new stock road! Ha ha. It is consistency I'm looking for, I can get lovely little jagged holes with 5 shots at 50 yards but there are always flyers!!!! More than I care to blame on my dodgy shooting!!!
Cheers lads.

IRLConor

skinnylizzy wrote: »

I can get lovely little jagged holes with 5 shots at 50 yards but there are always flyers!!!!

What kind of ammo are you using?

It might be easier to remove some more fliers by getting ammunition that suits your rifle better. It's not necessarily about buying more expensive ammo but more about finding a batch that works better. There can be as much variation within a brand as there is across brands.

clivej

Yes pillar bed the dam thing.

Your always say 'I should have'

Look through the tips section in the hunting forum it may help ya out

FISMA

skinnylizzy wrote: »

I have a Boyds Rimfire Thumbhole on it's way to me for my Savage MKII and I was wondering, is it worth my while pillar bedding it? I've got the upgraded 1/8" bottom plate and trigger guard coming too but will the advantages of pillar bedding be sufficient on a .22lr? Anyone got any links on how to do the job?
Thanks guys.

Shoot first, ask questions later.

Seriously, I am in almost the same exact position as you. I have the Boyd's Varmint Thumbhole and was wondering about the same. I am going to shoot it first and see how it works.

Since bedding isn't too difficult, you may just wish to do it anyhow.

BTW - How much was the stock?

skinnylizzy

FISMA wrote: »

Shoot first, ask questions later.

Seriously, I am in almost the same exact position as you. I have the Boyd's Varmint Thumbhole and was wondering about the same. I am going to shoot it first and see how it works.

Since bedding isn't too difficult, you may just wish to do it anyhow.

BTW - How much was the stock?

Isn't too difficult????? Every thread I look at has different techniques and I still haven't got a grasp of one!!!!! Buy this..... Cut this... Put this int the lathe...... Drill this..... Putty that.... Epoxy this.... Too much that... Not enough this!!!!! I haven't a bleedin cue!!! Ha ha ha.

It worked out at €115 deliveredbut the I had to spend an extra €100 on the good trigger guard, bottom plate and screws but I was made swear not to tell anyone how I got them!!! Easy to get the stock..... Hard enough to get the extras though!!!