need help with first benchrest project

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jeff257stw

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I am building a 17lb 6mmbr. I have a remington s/a and have ordered a mcmillan edge stock with pillars installed. I want the barrel to be 28'' 1.25 straight no taper. One problem I am having is the bedding. What do I need to support this barrel that will be near 10lbs. Is a glue in my best option and if so I need detailed instructions. Like do I glue the recoil lug ect. Have any of you used this setup with only the pillars supporting.
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Is there a reason you want to use a straight barrel? Most people build 17 lb class rifles with a heavy varmint taper.
 
I am not against a heavy varmint taper. I was just looking at overall weight. Do you think I could just shoot off the pillars with a heavy varmint taper and not worry about gluing.
 
jeff257stw said:
I am not against a heavy varmint taper. I was just looking at overall weight. Do you think I could just shoot off the pillars with a heavy varmint taper and not worry about gluing.
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Using a straight barrel is putting a lot of weight out front which will upset the balance especially on an EDGE stock since they only weigh about 22-24 oz and have such a small weight cavity.

Generally if you use pillars, you need good bedding also but a S/A Remington doesn't have much surface.

I'd suggest not getting the EDGE for the above reasons and use some of that savings (I think the EDGE costs more than the regular McMIllan??) and get a Jon Loh action sleeve with the Panda footprint (about $200). This will add some weight to the rear and give a really good, flat, bedding or gluing surface.

If you do get a sleeve like the Loh, get it with at least a 10 degree tilt on the scope rail so you can shoot 600 and 1000 yard.
 
If you're wanting to build a 17 pound rifle, I'd sure suggest using the MBR stock instead of the Edge stock. Using as heavy a barrel as what you're wanting with the Edge stock will get you too much weight in front of the forend and make the rifle difficult to shoot. The MBR stock will balance out a lot better and be easier to shoot. I freefloat all my barrels from the recoil lug forward and have not seen the need to have a pad underneath the chamber area of the barrel. If you think the barrel will be too heavy for the action to hold it up, then it would be better for it to be in a barrel block. A sleeve (as per Jerry) will also work. By the time, you invest in a sleeve or a barrel block, have the expense of truing the 700 action, you'll be pretty close to the value of a custom action. You can get custom actions large enough to hold up just about any barrel diameter that you want to use.
 
My Switch Barrel 6BR / 6Dasher weighs 17 Lbs all up with glass.

Krieger #17 HV finished at 27"
McMillan Tooley MBR
SS Viper Receiver (Heavier than a 700)
Jewell 2oz BR Trigger
NF High Rings
NF 12x42x56 BR Scope

I had a 1.250" x 30" on my first 6BR, never again. Skip bedding under the chamber area, you wont need it.
 
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