why to sleeve an action?

I think you are dead right Boyd, but I'll take the rigidty. but you get them both for the same dime.
 
why to sleeve an action

I know one thing for sure Sleeved actions shoot very very well. Better then unsleeved factory actions
I just bought another sleeve . Deciding what caliber to make the next build.
 
To revisit this--when Shilen remarked about increased ridgidity of the action and Otteson wrote a chapter on ridgidity of actions and adding sleeves, pillar bedding was not popular yet. Some stockers have the action sit only on the pillars, others have it sitting on the pillars and bedding. My question would be if a stocker let the action sit only on pillars what good is the extra cut (that maybe weakens the stock) called increased bedding area? Glue-in maybe another story also. Kinda confusing.
 
why to sleeve an action

When glass bedding first came out Bisonite we would open up the holes around the screws that held the action {pillars}
and glass bedded the action so basicly we did a bit of both pillar and action bedding. adding the sleeve was even better.
I just bought a sleeve that looks like a DGA action{flat bottom}
I'm looking to buy a take off DGA stock if anyone has one for sale. still thinking of what caliber to make
 
The barrel blocked rifle eliminated a lot of problems w/ action ridgidity, barrel droop and long scope mounting but the stock had to be just about flex free, however some glue blocks were not as wide as the bolted blocks. They usually had more bedding area also but closer to the muzzle.
 
Dan, If i were to go to a barrel block i think i would go with a bedded on rather than a squeeze block. I know some test were done and you didn't have any trouble finding the start and the end of the squeeze block with an air gage…….jim
 
I think that is true Jim because it's adhesive instead of stress. But as you know they both work.
 
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