Gents,
Over on the "Secrets of the Houston Warehouse" thread, Alinwa talks about using epoxy on the barrel tenon/receiver joint to eliminate lateral movement of the barrel upon firing. I had a similar thought about using epoxy on a threaded joint a while back...to wit:
Some time ago, there was a thread about correcting loose bolt shroud fit that is common on some actions. The general consensus was that this loose fit was not condusive to accuracy. Some posters used teflon tape to tighten this fit up. When it wore out, they replaced it.
Do you think using epoxy on the bolt shroud joint to cure this ill has any validity? I'm talking about using epoxy to build up either the bolt shroud or bolt threads...epoxy on one, release agent on the other. I'm thinking epoxy on the bolt shroud. It may come out purdy tight, but I would think cycling the bolt would get you the working tolerances needed. If that don't work, how bout' running a loose die over it (for the epoxied bolt shroud) to make it a wee smaller?
Whilst I am no epoxy expert, I see wear being a problem. However, I do see it lasting longer than teflon tape. And if it does wear out, it would be easy enough to clean up and re-do.
Am I off the reservation again? Your thoughts are welcome.
Justin
Over on the "Secrets of the Houston Warehouse" thread, Alinwa talks about using epoxy on the barrel tenon/receiver joint to eliminate lateral movement of the barrel upon firing. I had a similar thought about using epoxy on a threaded joint a while back...to wit:
Some time ago, there was a thread about correcting loose bolt shroud fit that is common on some actions. The general consensus was that this loose fit was not condusive to accuracy. Some posters used teflon tape to tighten this fit up. When it wore out, they replaced it.
Do you think using epoxy on the bolt shroud joint to cure this ill has any validity? I'm talking about using epoxy to build up either the bolt shroud or bolt threads...epoxy on one, release agent on the other. I'm thinking epoxy on the bolt shroud. It may come out purdy tight, but I would think cycling the bolt would get you the working tolerances needed. If that don't work, how bout' running a loose die over it (for the epoxied bolt shroud) to make it a wee smaller?
Whilst I am no epoxy expert, I see wear being a problem. However, I do see it lasting longer than teflon tape. And if it does wear out, it would be easy enough to clean up and re-do.
Am I off the reservation again? Your thoughts are welcome.
Justin