What is bedding?

[TCman]

I have heard about bedding a rifle a lot and I would like to know wat it is, how to do it, and if I should do it to my m700 or 10/22.

 

[Scorch]

Bedding is the contact between your rifle's barrel/action and the stock. Whether or not you need to do it depends on how your bedding is. Most rifles will benefit from a bedding job, but not all.

 

[TCman]

So how do I bed my rifle? What is cood and what isnt?

 

[SDLAW]

Check out these links.

http://riflestocks.tripod.com/bedding.html

http://www.charm.net/~kmarsh/bed.html

http://www.larrywillis.com/tip021.html

http://hunting.about.com/cs/guns/a/float_bed_2.htm

 

[Scorch]

Or you can take it to your local smith and let him do it.