Learning How to Bed a Rifle

It's time to fix the other issues with this old Remington 721! And of course I learn it as I go...at least I hope I'm learning it the correct way. Starting off with pillar bedding. This old stock has seen years of use and that means the stock has been getting compressed, as evidenced by the bolt handle (at least my theory) hitting the stock and not closing all the way. Drilling pillars can be daunting if you've never attempted it before or if you don't have a drill press and you don't want to try to free hand it. Luckily there is a handy jig made by Score-High Gunsmithing! Made to be used with a hand drill. This jig made simple work of drilling out the holes for the pillars. It can also be used on the Remington 700, long and short actions. Both the jig and pillar systems were purchased from MidwayUSA and the part numbers are in the video. Other handy tools used on this project were the Jerry Fisher Stock Scrapers. Also in the video, besides little things I learned along the way is the creative use random steel to use as a forend stiffener to keep the free floated barrel from coming into contact in the future, which can be an issue with a wood stock. If you can, please consider supporting me on Patreon. patreon.com/nobodytraining

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