pavman Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 A friend who is a top top Engineer has just Pillar Bedded his Sako .243 (with wood stock) he even turned out the pillars. Anyway after re zero he is getting a 3 shot group @ 120 yards all holes touching which is very impressive. He is a top shot anyway and was looking to get more consistent results. So couple of questions without debating the old if your killing cleanly with a factory set up why bother…………… Have we noted significant improvement after Pillar bedding, did you do it yourself or get the job done. Are results better with wooden stocks or as good with a laminate stock. If you have a heavyweight varmit barrel will it make much difference Thank you.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 more beneficial with wood stocks I believe, the big question is how did your mates shoot before hand as my sako pretty much does that if I do my bit. But mine is synthetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is it an expensive job to get done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 more beneficial with wood stocks I believe, the big question is how did your mates shoot before hand as my sako pretty much does that if I do my bit. But mine is synthetic inch @ 100 so a fair bit better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowz Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is it an expensive job to get done? But not if you do it yourself, it's easier than you'd think, it's all in the prep work an checking and double checking everything before bedding compound goes in. I've just done mine even tho it would shoot ragged holes @ 100yds if I do my bit but getting it bedded will take out any inconsistency in the movement between barrel, action and stock. I didn't do mine to make groups smaller but just to try and make it shoot more consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 you can get a lot of it with reloading, I would suggest as yours is synthetic / stainless that you would probably just be wasting money unless you completely get it re stocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 not unhappy with mine i get 1 to 1 1/4 with a 58 grain Vmax, at 200 (my set zero) just interested in what others have done and think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowz Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 True, most of the accuracy will be achieved with homeloads for the particular rifle, I have seen a few people apply bedding compound the full length of tikka an sako synthetic stocks along with pillars as it will help to stiffen the stock up an not compress but it will add a bit o weight the the rifle. Devcon cost £40 pillars you can make or buy for about £20 so not too expensive to give it a go yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Irreversible though if you **** it up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowz Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) What's there to **** up? You take your time an do it properly then it's easy, plenty of people do it themselves. Do you think gunsmiths are born able to do it or something??? An it's not irreversible at all if you got the tools an time for it Edited March 25, 2011 by snowz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I think if I was to attempt it the HMR would get the practise treatment first. Learn from books or videos on youtube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 A pretty good step by step with many pics here .. http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1167022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowz Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I have a copy of A G pillar bedding by darrel holland excellent video with every step of the way explained, might be few years old but still the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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