Is this an okay bedding job?

[Bowhunter32]

Got this back from a gunsmith a couple months ago and didn't look at it till now. Is this an acceptable bedding job from a gunsmith? It seems sloppy and patchy..

 

[6mm Remington]

I don't think I would be very pleased with that job and would take it to another fellow and get it fixed. Might as well shoot it first though you never know!

 

[Cahunter805]

That's a terrible bedding job! Looks like he didn't even clean anything up either. I'm curious how the recoil lug even fits in the inlet!!
Did he install those pillars also? I would definitely recommend a new bedding job. I'd also want a refund.
I assume that's a Rem700. You can bed it yourself very easily and wayyy better than that.
I see you're from WI. I'd highly recommend Lee Christianson in Baldwin. Very good work!

 

[FURMAN]

That is horrible even if it was free. It needs redone. I would not even waste ammo until that is fixed.

 

[Bowhunter32]

I'm in Green Bay, WI. I had 2 custom muzzleloaders built on 700ml actions, 1 for me and 1 for my dad. This was at Badger Gun Sales, and the only thing I had done there is the bedding. I'm afraid to take the barrel off my dad's to see what his looks like..

 

[Cahunter805]

Definitely don't go back. I edited my post of a great gunsmith in WI. Just curious how much is a bedding job from them?

 

[Bowhunter32]

I guess my dad's is even worse. They had to open both stocks up also and of course they even managed to screw that up on mine there's a 1/4" gap between the barrel and stock at the end on one side and 1/16" gap on the other side. It took them almost 2 months and they said it should only take 2 weeks. 300$ and I supplied the bedding compound Brownells acraglass. I should've just done it myself like I had planned...

 

[JP100]

Looks like a small dog vomited in the stock and he bolted her down.

Sorry if you payed for that, that is rough as.
I just did my first bedding job this year and this makes me feel much better.
Ask for you money back and send it elsewhere or DIY

 

[Cahunter805]

The barrel channel being off is easily fixed also. Are those Boyd's stocks by chance? Their inletting usually needs some TLC anyway.

 

[duckhunter175]

Def go get your money back!! Social media is your friend if they try to give you a hard time.

Then find a good smith who doesn't mind fixing other's work. Honestly it isn't a tough process to do yourself and you'll get better results than what he did!

 

[Bowhunter32]

Revolution I think is the name of them. I bought them on ebay. They are some very nice stocks.

 

[mtnwrunner]

That is really bad. I'd be sending Guido.........

Randy

 

[elkguide]

Looks like you just bought an amatures' gun cheap because it doesn't shoot and you know that with a good bedding job, you can get it to shoot. Get your money back and learn how to do it yourself.
Even a novice should be able to do a better job than that. I find that Acraglass is easy to work with.

 

[gbflyer]

Person must have worked for Winchester at the end of the New Haven days. Looks like the factory bedding job they did on the M70 Classic, a dollop of hot glue in the recoil lug area and screw together.

 

[belly-deep]

That’s a slop job and not something a gunsmith should be turning out.

That said, all a bedding job needs to do is create a consistent point of contact between the action and stock. You might as well try it out. In my early DIY days, I turned out some ugly bedding jobs, usually by underestimating the amount of compounded needed to fill up the gaps. The guns shot fine though.

 

[OLI62]

That's awful. There's no way any "smith" half competent could think that was an even remotely acceptable bedding job. They need to refund your money.

 

[Mulga]

I did my Kimber recently with Devcon. Pretty easy to DIY

 

[MontanaMarine]

That's awful.

This was my first time DIY bedding job, using Devcon 10110.

 

[MontanaMarine]

I did my Kimber recently with Devcon. Pretty easy to DIY

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NICE work!

 

[30338]

Watch a couple of youtube videos, roll up your sleeves and get to work. It's like paying someone to field dress your deer for you, seriously.